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Suburban Junky:
From Honor Roll to Heroin Addict
by Jude Hassan
Jude Hassan was an ordinary, all-American kid: a loving home, good grades, and a promising future. But when his family moved to a quiet St. Louis suburb at fourteen, the equation of his life changed overnight.
What began as a single "yes" at a high school party quickly spiraled into a decade-long descent from marijuana and prescription pills to the relentless grip of heroin. From high school hallways to the cold reality of rehabs and jail detoxes, Jude's life became a race against an all-consuming addiction, a looming thirty-year prison sentence, and his own self-destruction.
Suburban Junky: From Honor Roll to Heroin Addict is a raw, unflinching memoir about how a "good kid" lost everything, and the brutal, hard-won journey it took to climb back from the abyss.
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By offering a raw and honest portrayal of addiction's grip, Suburban Junky: From Honor Roll to Heroin Addict empowers teachers, parents, and teens to recognize the signs, understand the struggles, and forge a path toward hope and recovery.
