Anne Lapedus Brest tells the harrowing story of her son's struggle with the addiction beast as it drew him deeper into its insatiable jaws. Always in search of the next high, he slipped further and further away from the person he once was— until he was almost unrecognisable. This book confronts the painful truth that no one can be forced to overcome addiction. Change comes only when the addict has had enough of the lies, the deceit, the stealing, and the emptiness. Yet within this darkness lies the unyielding message of hope: recovery is possible, and transformation can happen. Never give up hope. "Personal responsibility is the key to freedom from active addiction. They used to say 'once an addict, always an addict', but in fact, people can, and do, recover." —Alex Hamlyn, Houghton House Addiction & Mental Health Treatment Centre ONE DAY AT A TIME