Dopefiend: A Father's Journey From Addiction to Redemption

by Tim Elhajj

Overview

Elhajj uses the principles learned in his 12-step program to forge a powerful bond with the son he left behind at age 3, as that boy grows to maturity and a new closeness with his father. Dopefiend chronicles the help the author was able to give his son when the family disease of addiction threatened the young man’s life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936290901
Publisher:	Central Recovery Press
Publication date:	09/15/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Tim Elhajj: Tim Elhajj is a writer in long-term recovery living in the Pacific Northwest. He lives near Phantom Lake with his wife, their two middle-school aged kids, and a dog. Prior to moving west, Tim lived in New York City where he earned a BA from Hunter College. Tim's creative nonfiction essays have appeared in, or are forthcoming from, The New York Times, The Yalobusha Review, Brevity, and Sweet. He and his wife are the founding editors of an online literary magazine called Junk, a literary fix.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Author’s Note

Prologue

CHAPTER 1: Honesty

CHAPTER 2: Hope

CHAPTER 3: Faith

CHAPTER 4: Courage

CHAPTER 5: Integrity

CHAPTER 6: Willingness

CHAPTER 7: Humility

CHAPTER 8: Brotherly Love

CHAPTER 9: Justice

CHAPTER 10: Perseverance

CHAPTER 11: Spiritual Awareness

CHAPTER 12: Service

Epilogue