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Cracking Up: From Rising Star to Junkie Despair in 1,000 Days-An Unlikely Addict's Memoir

by Gordon Lownds

A memoir of success, addiction, and recovery

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A memoir of success, addiction, and recovery

Gordon Lownds frames his memoir around a sharp reversal: a career at its peak gives way to a cocaine addiction that unfolds over 1,000 days. The account describes his exposure to the drug world, including overdoses and drug busts, alongside the strain on personal relationships. Recovery brings a further struggle, as Lownds works over years to regain respect and rebuild trust. The book connects one entrepreneur’s experience with the broader challenges of addiction and attempting to reclaim a life after dependence.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in memoirs about addiction and recovery.
  • Readers seeking personal accounts of how substance use can disrupt work and relationships.
  • Readers interested in the experiences of entrepreneurs facing personal crisis. The source identifies Lownds as a Canadian entrepreneur.

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AddictionRecoveryCareer and personal upheavalTrust and accountability

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Book overview

Gordon Lownds's career was peaking. He was fearless. Invincible.

 

But fate-and cocaine-intervened.

 

A reckless, experimental hit on a crack pipe quickly morphed into a raging, hard-core, shooting-up junkie experience. He became trapped in unfamiliar territory, desperately trying to navigate the sordid, violent drug world-all while coping with a psychotic girlfriend, overdoses, and drug busts.

 

Lownds barely survived the soul-destroying and death-defying events that unfolded over just 1,000 days. But he managed to crawl out of the gutters of despair-only to find even greater trials ahead in recovery. It took many hard years for him to earn back the respect he'd once had and the trust of those he'd let down.

 

Cracking Up reveals the darkest side of success and the hidden struggles faced by a distinguished Canadian entrepreneur. It's a brutally honest account of how even the most successful can fall, and of the universal challenges faced by all addicts trying to reclaim their lives.

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