About this episode
In this episode, Garth reads a chapter from his new book about his first experience with heroin as a teenager.
Garth’s new book, Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War On Drugs , has just been published by Penguin Random House and is now available for purchase online . In Episode 52 of Crackdown, Garth reads a chapter of his book called “We Will Delete All This,” about his first time using heroin as a teenager in San Francisco. *Trigger warning for sexual abuse of a child and sex work. Share Post reddit Email
People in this episode
Host: Garth
Topics covered
- drug use
- heroin
- teenage experiences
- sexual abuse
- resistance
- memoir
Keywords
- heroin
- drug war
- memoir
- child abuse
- San Francisco
- addiction
- resistance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Penguin Random House
Books & works: Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War On Drugs
Places: San Francisco
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