Dirty

<p>Venturing into uncharted territory mother and award-winning journalist Meredith Maran takes us inside teenagers' hearts minds and central nervous systems to explore the causes and consequences of our nation's drug crisis. In these pages we get to know the kids the parents the therapists and the drug treatment programs at their best and worst. We're face-to-face with seventeen-year-old Mike whose life revolves around selling smoking and snorting speed; fifteen-year-old Tristan -- the boy next door -- who can't get enough pot pills or vodka; and sixteen-year-old Zalika a runaway crack dealer and prostitute since the age of twelve. Combining powerful on-the-street reporting and groundbreaking research <em>Dirty</em> is essential reading for every parent and professional who works with or cares about children or teenagers.</p>