Hooked

by Jamie Smolen

Overview

Buddy, a scrawny, introverted, pimple faced teen, can't resist the lure of the beautiful and seductive Sidney who offers him a pain pill...the way to instant fun and excitement, and for Buddy, a false sense of acceptance. He rapidly descends into the ugly and brutal world of prescription drug addiction. His only hope is to choose the sober path of recovery...not knowing that true happiness will be his greatest gift.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013530843
Publisher:	Casa de Snapdragon LLC
Publication date:	11/27/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	410
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Dr. Jamie Smolen, MD, a former orthopedic surgeon and sports-medicine physician, became a psychiatrist to help others recover their mental health as he had overcome major depression. His proudest and most challenging achievement is his sobriety from alcoholism for more than twenty years; he has been sober since February 26, 1991. He now specializes in the treatment of addictions as his most important purpose and mission in life.
During years of individual counseling and psychiatric treatment, Jamie began to rebuild his life. He met and married a woman who would become his strongest supporter and devoted partner.
Jamie established a new career, utilizing his medical expertise by consulting with multiple law firms, doing case reviews for several years. But his true passion, working with alcoholics, eventually awakened the possibility of returning to the practice of medicine. He was accepted into residency training at Boston University in 1998 at the age of forty-eight. After four more years, he completed fellowship training at the University of South Florida in Tampa, becoming an addiction psychiatrist. Jamie set up his private practice in Bradenton, Florida in 2002, and also worked at Manatee Memorial Hospital at the Center for Behavioral Health. He became board certified in psychiatry with special qualification in addiction psychiatry.
At the time of this book's publication, Jamie has been happily married for fifteen years and credits his wife with helping him establish and manage the daily operations of his very successful practice. He also enjoys a close relationship with his two stepchildren. Jamie devotes a large part of his practice to the treatment of opioid dependence, which afflicts millions through the abuse of pain pills. The alarming rise in deaths from accidental drug overdoses prompted him to write this book in hopes of bringing desperately needed attention to this epidemic and to encourage addicts to seek treatment.