The Adderall Empire
A Life With ADHD and the Millennials' Drug of Choice, Second Edition
by Andrew K. Smith
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Pub Date May 28 2015 | Archive Date Mar 08 2016
Description
Is there life after Adderall? Andrew K. Smith’s
hooligan pranks and social impulsiveness paints a picture of Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) before medication, and it would seem that the
little orange pills could cure his mischief. But readers will furrow their
brows as they enter The Adderall Empire, traveling with the author through the
chemically conflicting mind states. Is working-memory training a feasible
alternative? Readers will beg for the answer, hoping Andrew stops getting into
trouble before his parents disown him or he winds up in jail. Again.
Advance Praise
"The brutally honest way in which Smith
depicts his own struggles makes this book a page-turner, and it will leave you
questioning the "Adderall Empire" as a way to treat ADHD."
Washington State Magazine
"With hilarious stories, excellent writing, and brutal honesty, Andrew K. Smith opens an important window into his life on Adderall. At the same time, he lays bare the culture of prescription drug abuse among teenagers. Doctors thinking of prescribing it, kids thinking of taking it, and parents thinking of letting them should read this book first." A.C. Fuller, author of The Anonymous Source
"If you are, like me, a reader of a certain age, Adderall and other psychotropic drugs given children nowadays will likely be a mystery to you. Andrew K. Smith explains what years of medication for his diagnosed ADHD did -- and did not do -- for him. Readable, funny, and uncomfortably honest, this memoir may make you think at least twice about pills if children of your own are said to have "problems." John Whittier Treat, author of The Rise and Fall of the Yellow House
"With hilarious stories, excellent writing, and brutal honesty, Andrew K. Smith opens an important window into his life on Adderall. At the same time, he lays bare the culture of prescription drug abuse among teenagers. Doctors thinking of prescribing it, kids thinking of taking it, and parents thinking of letting them should read this book first." A.C. Fuller, author of The Anonymous Source
"If you are, like me, a reader of a certain age, Adderall and other psychotropic drugs given children nowadays will likely be a mystery to you. Andrew K. Smith explains what years of medication for his diagnosed ADHD did -- and did not do -- for him. Readable, funny, and uncomfortably honest, this memoir may make you think at least twice about pills if children of your own are said to have "problems." John Whittier Treat, author of The Rise and Fall of the Yellow House
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Book Signings:
February 22, 2014. Book Signing, Introduction by Nancy Leson of The Seattle Times, A Very Taki Tiki Bar & Grill, Edmonds, Washington.
July 10, 2014. Book Signing, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, Washington.
July 12, 2014. Book Signing, Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds, Washington.
April 11, 2015. Book Signing, The Bookie (WSU Bookstore), Pullman, Washington.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781620158685 |
| PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |
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