Dying to Survive: Surviving Drug Addiction: A Personal Journey through Drug Addiction
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The remarkable No 1 bestselling memoir that everyone’s talking about:
“An inspiration” Alison O’Reilly, Sky News
“100% worthwhile” Belfast Telegraph
“makes us realise how lucky we are” Amanda Brunker
“This is an incredible story, told completely straight — no sensationalism, no self-pity and plenty of wicked humour thrown in. Gripping, extraordinary and so shocking you have to keep reminding yourself that this really happens — this is one all teenagers and parents should read. Hell, it should be on the school curriculum”, Evening Echo
In her early twenties, Rachael Keogh was a desperate heroin addict. Her addiction to the drug took her to a place about as low as a person can go. She stole and turned to prostitution to help her feed her habit. Rachel had grown up in Ballymun and had, like many others, succumbed to the lure of drugs during her teenage years. This is Rachael Keogh’s own story written in her own words. She is now thirty, a student of psychotherapy, an attractive and optimistic young woman. Her story is a remarkable account of recovery from the very edge of personal destruction. It is a heart-lifting story of human redemption.
Rachael Keogh is a thirty year old Dubliner, the mother of a baby boy, and a student.
Rachael Keogh
Rachael Keogh was the ravaged junkie whose scarred arms shocked Sky News viewers. Rachael had been used and abused by men, dealers and society since embarking on her slippery slope just after primary school. She started drinking aged 11 and by the time she was 14 heroin had taken its deadly hold. In 2006 she went public about her drug addiction because she felt there was no other way of getting help. Sky News did a documentary about her which brought her to the public’s attention and helped her finally turn her life around. Dying to Survive is her story.
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Reviews for Dying to Survive
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5"Dying to Survive" is a memoir written by former drug addict Rachael. It tells a truly disturbing tale of a girl who grows up rather abandoned and kicked from family member to family member. Instead of using her circumstances to become stronger, Rachael turns to drugs and makes choices that destroy her body and her soul. She attends numerous rehabs only to relapse again, which frustrates not only her family but herself. Only the birth of her son is her salvation.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5OMGOSH!! SUPER GOOD! Very honest and gets rolling RIGHT AWAY!! Teared up a few times. A touching and hope inspiring read :)