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04149aam a22005658i 4500 001 47DADEE8CED911E986F7621997128E48 003 SILO 005 20190904010021 008 190125t20192019iau b s000 0aeng c 010 $a 2019002000 020 $a 1609386590 020 $a 9781609386597 035 $a (OCoLC)1085576759 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YDX $d BDX $d DYJ $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HV5822.H4 $b B39 2019 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Becker, Paula $q (Paula J.), $e author. 245 12 $a A house on stilts : $b mothering in the age of opioid addiction, a memoir / $c Paula Becker. 246 3 $a Mothering in the age of opioid addiction, a memoir 264 1 $a Iowa City : $b University of Iowa Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xi, 218 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "A House on Stilts tells the story of one woman's struggle to reclaim wholeness while mothering a son addicted to heroin. America's opioid crisis is a national emergency, a war at home. Within this battle, family members form the first line of defense. Their mission is hellishly risky: opioid overdose now kills more than 100 Americans each day, and that number is growing. Many who die are teens or young adults. In spite of this, no parent expects to be forced to confront their child's drug addiction. A House on Stilts' intensely personal account of trauma and survival is a heartbreakingly timely exploration of one family forced to grapple with America's #CrisisNextDoor. Paula Becker's son Hunter was raised in a safe nurturing home by his writer/historian mom and his physician father. He was a bright curious child. And yet, addiction found him. More than 2.5 million Americans are addicted to opioids, some half-million of these to heroin. For many of them--for Hunter--their drug addiction leads to lives of demoralization, homelessness, and constant peril. For parents--for Paula--a child's addiction upends family life, catapulting them onto a path no longer prescribed by Dr. Spock, but by Dante's Inferno. A House on Stilts recounts Hunter's headlong rush into drug addiction, its shattering impact on his family, and Paula's determination to shield Hunter's younger siblings from the maelstrom into which his addiction thrusts them all. Paula and her husband desperately fight to help their son, fearing for his life, grieving the loss of the boy they thought they knew. Within this ten-year crucible, Paula is transformed by an excruciating, inescapable truth: the difference between what she can do (love her son) and what she cannot do (save him)"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a Ultrastrong -- Didn't know anything -- Chasing it -- The squat -- The accident -- Totally fucked -- Flying south -- Waiting -- Family week -- A hundred needles -- Thanksgiving -- Harm reduction -- Lights in the night -- The visit -- The climb -- Jonah -- The passport -- Flying east -- Market Street -- Runaway bunny -- Drugstore cowboy -- Love is. 600 10 $a Becker, Paula $q (Paula J.) 650 0 $a Parents of drug addicts $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Heroin abuse $z United States. 650 0 $a Mothers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Teenage boys $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Drug addicts $x Family relationships $z United States. 650 0 $a Mothers and sons $z United States. 941 $a 14 952 $l GYPE631 $d 20240626020200.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231018022708.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722062646.0 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20210323031428.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200804020022.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20200724011356.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20200411011106.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204095650.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200204021822.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110082432.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20191221010452.0 952 $l CDPC522 $d 20191119023730.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20191113010332.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190904010127.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=47DADEE8CED911E986F7621997128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search