Cracked: Putting Broken Lives Together Again

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Dr. Drew Pinsky is best known as the cohost of the long-running radio advice program Loveline. But his workday is spent at a major Southern California clinic, treating the severest cases of drug dependency and psychiatric breakdown. In this riveting book, Pinsky reveals the intimate and often shocking stories of his patients as they struggle with emotional trauma, sexual abuse, and a host of chemical nemeses: alcohol, marijuana, Ecstasy, heroin, speed, cocaine, and prescription drugs. At the center of these stories is Pinsky himself, who immerses himself passionately, almost obsessively, in his work. From the sexually compulsive model to the BMW-driving soccer mom, Cracked exposes, in fast-moving, powerful vignettes, the true scope and severity of addiction, a nationwide epidemic.

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Dr. Drew Pinsky hosts the phenomenally successful radio show Loveline, syndicated in almost 200 regional markets across America, and for five years co-hosted the nightly MTV program of the same name. In 2008 he will be the host of a dramatic new VH1 reality series called Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. A frequent guest on Good Morning America and The View, Pinsky has appeared in dozens of national television outlets, and has been profiled by Time, Newsweek, and many other venues. Also the author of the forthcoming Its All About Me (Harper 2008) Pinsky is the medical director for the Department of Chemical Dependency Services at Las Encinas Ho