Here’s the set-up for Ted Adamson’s Up From Down:  A True Story of Recovery From Addiction, just $3.03 on Kindle:

Up from Down is not a book about gloom and doom, but an inspirational book that offers hope to all who have faltered. Strung out on heroin, Ted Adamson began his journey with a SWAT team descending on a pharmacy to stop his wild rampage in search of drugs.

From the cruelty in the county jail to race riots in state prison, the hard, gritty life of a drug addict is portrayed in all its real-world ugliness and despair. Join Ted as he gives us a picture of what the life of a junkie is really like.

Look inside the dark side of drug treatment programs. From the bizarre therapies of the Synanon-like Family to the modern twelve-step programs, you will see what passes as treatment in the modern recovery movement.

From the reviewers:

Frank and honest, he hopes his story will ring true with other addicts and help them find their way through. “Up from Down” is an excellent and thoughtful memoir, not to be overlooked.—-Midwest Book Review

This true story is fascinating and at times riveting, its very hard to put down.  It should serve as an inspiration to anyone who is struggling with an addiction problem.  For those who have never lived the hellish life of an addict this book, written first person will offer a bird’s eye view of what it is like. I can’t recommend this book highly enough!  –  Tim T

This book is really interesting and an easy read. Ted has some real answers in there too that can help any addict see that addiction is the symptom of the deeper anger that controls all addicts…and shows a road back home to happiness.  –  Fabian

What I loved most about Ted Adamson’s story is that he is honest about how many years it took for him to become a heroin addict and alcohol abuser, and how many years it took to feel genuinely recovered. Eventually, he is also equally honest about taking responsibility for his own destructive aNd unkind behaviors  –  The Kindle Book Review

This is a great story of the effects of addiction first hand. I enjoyed the honesty that was portrayed without holding back. It is difficult in these times to NOT know someone who is struggling with or has struggled with an addiction of some kind, especially those that can affect the circle of a family. Ted Adamson puts it on the table.  –  “ADrew”

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“I am the author of the addiction memoir Up From Down. Briefly, I was a drug addict for 14 years and have been clean for 35 years. If you want to know more, read the book!”  –  Ted

Ted Adamson, former junkie, takes readers on a journey through jails, prison, a Synanon-like program, and A.A.

On the way, he shows the dark side of treatment and ultimately how he found redemption that none of these places could really offer.

Ted currently lives in serenity in Southern California. He has been off drugs for thirty-five years

And here, in the comfort of your own browser, is your free sample of UP FROM DOWN by Ted Adamson: