A true story and a sad one as Emmy award winning documentary producer, Barbara Gordon, tells of her addiction, crash, and recovery from prescription drugs in the 1970s. The ho-hum attitude of the doctor who prescribed the drugs is only outweighed by the crazy sexist attitudes of doctors she goes to later and the physical abuse she receives from her boyfriend. Her parents and her friends and a couple of great doctors help her to save herself. I kept thinking that if she had been in a lower economic group she wouldn't have stood a chance. I was amazed at how a book written in the 70's by a professional woman battling valium addiction has relevance today. If you have read "a million little pieces" you will find parallels in this. I can't help but think some of his inspirations came from this book. I know he was found to be a plagiarist - the term "a million little pieces" is one Barbara Gordon uses to describe an aspect of her breakdown. Coincidence?
Way ahead of its time as far as prescription drug abuse and women trying to DO IT ALL. Good read.
—Booms
Lesser quality addiction memoir, but somewhat useful for the time period in which it was written.
—zarina
Wow there sure are a lot of crap therapists out there, huh?
—Gina963
A woman's addiction to Valium and mental illness.
—Raven
Good!
—dalpaugh
