Out of the Wreck I Rise: A Literary Companion to Recovery

Author: Neil SteinbergPublisher: University of Chicago PressPaperback:ISBN 10: 022652874XISBN 13: 978-0226528748Hardcover:ISBN 10: 022614013XISBN 13: 978-0226140131“There’s still time to change things.”—Siri Hustvedt, The Blazing World Addiction is easy to fall into and hard to escape. It destroys the lives of individuals, and has a devastating cost to society. The National Institute of Health estimates seventeen million adults in the United States are alcoholics or have a serious problem with alcohol. At the same time, the country is seeing entire communities brought to their knees because of opioid additions. These scourges affect not only those who drink or use drugs but also their families and friends, who witness the horror of addiction. With Out of the Wreck I Rise, Neil Steinberg and Sara Bader have created a resource like no other—one that harnesses the power of literature, poetry, and creativity to illuminate what alcoholism and addiction are all about, while forging change,