Author: Paul Keany
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1780576072
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
‘It won’t happen to me. That’s what I thought when I got on the plane to Venezuela. But it did – I got caught.’ Caught smuggling half a million euros’ worth of cocaine, Paul Keany was sexually assaulted by Venezuelan anti-drugs officers before being sentenced to eight years in the notorious Los Teques prison outside Caracas. There he was plunged into a nightmarish world of coke-fuelled killings, gun battles, stabbings, extortion and forced hunger strikes until finally, just over two years into his sentence, he gained early parole and embarked on a daring escape from South America . . . Aided by his extensive prison diaries, Keany reveals the true horror of life inside Los Teques: a shocking underworld behind bars where inmates pay protection money to stay alive, prostitutes do the rounds and vast amounts of cocaine are smuggled in for cell-block bosses to sell on to prisoners for huge profits. The Cocaine Diaries is a remarkable story, told by Keany with honesty, courage and even humour, despite knowing that every day behind bars might have been his last.
The Cocaine Diaries
Author: Paul Keany
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1780576072
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
‘It won’t happen to me. That’s what I thought when I got on the plane to Venezuela. But it did – I got caught.’ Caught smuggling half a million euros’ worth of cocaine, Paul Keany was sexually assaulted by Venezuelan anti-drugs officers before being sentenced to eight years in the notorious Los Teques prison outside Caracas. There he was plunged into a nightmarish world of coke-fuelled killings, gun battles, stabbings, extortion and forced hunger strikes until finally, just over two years into his sentence, he gained early parole and embarked on a daring escape from South America . . . Aided by his extensive prison diaries, Keany reveals the true horror of life inside Los Teques: a shocking underworld behind bars where inmates pay protection money to stay alive, prostitutes do the rounds and vast amounts of cocaine are smuggled in for cell-block bosses to sell on to prisoners for huge profits. The Cocaine Diaries is a remarkable story, told by Keany with honesty, courage and even humour, despite knowing that every day behind bars might have been his last.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1780576072
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
‘It won’t happen to me. That’s what I thought when I got on the plane to Venezuela. But it did – I got caught.’ Caught smuggling half a million euros’ worth of cocaine, Paul Keany was sexually assaulted by Venezuelan anti-drugs officers before being sentenced to eight years in the notorious Los Teques prison outside Caracas. There he was plunged into a nightmarish world of coke-fuelled killings, gun battles, stabbings, extortion and forced hunger strikes until finally, just over two years into his sentence, he gained early parole and embarked on a daring escape from South America . . . Aided by his extensive prison diaries, Keany reveals the true horror of life inside Los Teques: a shocking underworld behind bars where inmates pay protection money to stay alive, prostitutes do the rounds and vast amounts of cocaine are smuggled in for cell-block bosses to sell on to prisoners for huge profits. The Cocaine Diaries is a remarkable story, told by Keany with honesty, courage and even humour, despite knowing that every day behind bars might have been his last.
The Cocaine Diaries Gucci's Story
Author: Reese Laflare
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Growing up in a criminal family has it perks. Money, Power, and being the only child of two drug dealers makes Gucci Snow hood royalty. Her parents gave her everything, but they never prepared her for life without them. Gucci Snow is a seventeen-year-old who lives life like there is no tomorrow. She doesn't understand the struggle and has no plans of changing her perspective on life. When she descends from hood royalty to broke, she's willing to do anything to claw her way back to the top. At one of the worst times in her life, she meets Sosa, a young hustler who has the potential to place Gucci back into the life she's accustomed to. Sosa is young, rich, and handsome and has plans to become the king of the streets. He loves no one and has no problem doing whatever he has to do to make it. When he meets Gucci, he is drawn to her and finds himself trying to protect her, until he discovers she's not as solid as he thought she was. Find out what happens when two people who only love money fall in love. Will they be able to build and take over the streets, or will their secrets from the past haunt them both forever?
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Growing up in a criminal family has it perks. Money, Power, and being the only child of two drug dealers makes Gucci Snow hood royalty. Her parents gave her everything, but they never prepared her for life without them. Gucci Snow is a seventeen-year-old who lives life like there is no tomorrow. She doesn't understand the struggle and has no plans of changing her perspective on life. When she descends from hood royalty to broke, she's willing to do anything to claw her way back to the top. At one of the worst times in her life, she meets Sosa, a young hustler who has the potential to place Gucci back into the life she's accustomed to. Sosa is young, rich, and handsome and has plans to become the king of the streets. He loves no one and has no problem doing whatever he has to do to make it. When he meets Gucci, he is drawn to her and finds himself trying to protect her, until he discovers she's not as solid as he thought she was. Find out what happens when two people who only love money fall in love. Will they be able to build and take over the streets, or will their secrets from the past haunt them both forever?
The Cocaine Diaries
Author: Jeff Farrell
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780574231
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
‘It won’t happen to me. That’s what I thought when I got on the plane to Venezuela. But it did – I got caught.’ Caught smuggling half a million euros’ worth of cocaine, Paul Keany was sexually assaulted by Venezuelan anti-drugs officers before being sentenced to eight years in the notorious Los Teques prison outside Caracas. There he was plunged into a nightmarish world of coke-fuelled killings, gun battles, stabbings, extortion and forced hunger strikes until finally, just over two years into his sentence, he gained early parole and embarked on a daring escape from South America . . . Aided by his extensive prison diaries, Keany reveals the true horror of life inside Los Teques: a shocking underworld behind bars where inmates pay protection money to stay alive, prostitutes do the rounds and vast amounts of cocaine are smuggled in for cell-block bosses to sell on to prisoners for huge profits. The Cocaine Diaries is a remarkable story, told by Keany with honesty, courage and even humour, despite knowing that every day behind bars might have been his last.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780574231
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
‘It won’t happen to me. That’s what I thought when I got on the plane to Venezuela. But it did – I got caught.’ Caught smuggling half a million euros’ worth of cocaine, Paul Keany was sexually assaulted by Venezuelan anti-drugs officers before being sentenced to eight years in the notorious Los Teques prison outside Caracas. There he was plunged into a nightmarish world of coke-fuelled killings, gun battles, stabbings, extortion and forced hunger strikes until finally, just over two years into his sentence, he gained early parole and embarked on a daring escape from South America . . . Aided by his extensive prison diaries, Keany reveals the true horror of life inside Los Teques: a shocking underworld behind bars where inmates pay protection money to stay alive, prostitutes do the rounds and vast amounts of cocaine are smuggled in for cell-block bosses to sell on to prisoners for huge profits. The Cocaine Diaries is a remarkable story, told by Keany with honesty, courage and even humour, despite knowing that every day behind bars might have been his last.
Diary of a Drug Fiend
Author: Aleister Crowley
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9780464877257
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The true story of Aleister Crowley's own experience with drugs.
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9780464877257
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The true story of Aleister Crowley's own experience with drugs.
Diary of a Drug Addict
Author: Stephen E. Crockett
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781979273862
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
A heroin addict looks back over a life of misery and addiction. From his earliest days experimenting with "gateway drugs" to his spiraling descent, through every available illegal drug - into the hell of heroin addiction. He gets pushed by his addiction to heroin from a manageable addiction that he can control, through the loss of everything he owns and holds near and dear to his life. Heroin becomes his ever-present companion and over the years it turns him into a homeless, jobless heroin addict living under a downtown highway bridge. At his lowest, suicide seems to be the only way out, but when he finally hits rock bottom he realizes that in the mess, the muck and the blood that his life has become, salvation may still be possible. If only he can stay away from the needle and be as successful sober as he had been as a drug addict.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781979273862
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
A heroin addict looks back over a life of misery and addiction. From his earliest days experimenting with "gateway drugs" to his spiraling descent, through every available illegal drug - into the hell of heroin addiction. He gets pushed by his addiction to heroin from a manageable addiction that he can control, through the loss of everything he owns and holds near and dear to his life. Heroin becomes his ever-present companion and over the years it turns him into a homeless, jobless heroin addict living under a downtown highway bridge. At his lowest, suicide seems to be the only way out, but when he finally hits rock bottom he realizes that in the mess, the muck and the blood that his life has become, salvation may still be possible. If only he can stay away from the needle and be as successful sober as he had been as a drug addict.
The Book of Drugs
Author: Mike Doughty
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306818779
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Recounts the addiction and recovery of the world-renowned solo artist and former lead singer and songwriter of Soul Coughing.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306818779
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Recounts the addiction and recovery of the world-renowned solo artist and former lead singer and songwriter of Soul Coughing.
The Diary of a Drug Fiend
Author: Aleister Crowley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drug abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drug abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Chasing the Scream
Author: Johann Hari
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620408929
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
The New York Times Bestseller What if everything you think you know about addiction is wrong? Johann Hari's journey into the heart of the war on drugs led him to ask this question--and to write the book that gave rise to his viral TED talk, viewed more than 62 million times, and inspired the feature film The United States vs. Billie Holiday and the documentary series The Fix. One of Johann Hari's earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not being able to. As he grew older, he realized he had addiction in his family. Confused, not knowing what to do, he set out and traveled over 30,000 miles over three years to discover what really causes addiction--and what really solves it. He uncovered a range of remarkable human stories--of how the war on drugs began with Billie Holiday, the great jazz singer, being stalked and killed by a racist policeman; of the scientist who discovered the surprising key to addiction; and of the countries that ended their own war on drugs--with extraordinary results. Chasing the Scream is the story of a life-changing journey that transformed the addiction debate internationally--and showed the world that the opposite of addiction is connection.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620408929
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
The New York Times Bestseller What if everything you think you know about addiction is wrong? Johann Hari's journey into the heart of the war on drugs led him to ask this question--and to write the book that gave rise to his viral TED talk, viewed more than 62 million times, and inspired the feature film The United States vs. Billie Holiday and the documentary series The Fix. One of Johann Hari's earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not being able to. As he grew older, he realized he had addiction in his family. Confused, not knowing what to do, he set out and traveled over 30,000 miles over three years to discover what really causes addiction--and what really solves it. He uncovered a range of remarkable human stories--of how the war on drugs began with Billie Holiday, the great jazz singer, being stalked and killed by a racist policeman; of the scientist who discovered the surprising key to addiction; and of the countries that ended their own war on drugs--with extraordinary results. Chasing the Scream is the story of a life-changing journey that transformed the addiction debate internationally--and showed the world that the opposite of addiction is connection.
Drugs
Author: Nigel South
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780761952350
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This authoritative overview of drugs and society today examines: whether a process of `normalization' of drugs and drug use is under way; the debate over prohibition versus legislation; `drugs' and `users' as `other' or `dangerous'; drugs and dance cultures; drug use among young women; images of `race' and drugs; medical responses to drugs; policing strategies and controlling drug users; drug control and sport; and the question of prohibition versus liberalization.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780761952350
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This authoritative overview of drugs and society today examines: whether a process of `normalization' of drugs and drug use is under way; the debate over prohibition versus legislation; `drugs' and `users' as `other' or `dangerous'; drugs and dance cultures; drug use among young women; images of `race' and drugs; medical responses to drugs; policing strategies and controlling drug users; drug control and sport; and the question of prohibition versus liberalization.
The Drug Legalization Debate
Author: James A. Inciardi
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780761906902
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This completely revised and updated secong edition of the Drug Legalization Debate continues to address, and offer alternatives to, the major issues.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780761906902
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This completely revised and updated secong edition of the Drug Legalization Debate continues to address, and offer alternatives to, the major issues.