Table of Contents
Aaron's Story (2001)
I was twelve the first time I used drugs.
Allison's Story (2000)
When I was a sophomore, I had an acute episode of mania.
Alexandra's Story (2000)
I think I always had an intuition that something was wrong.
Ameera's Story (2002)
Even though I knew he had been drinking, I got into the car.
Amy's Story (2000)
It often seems like everyone is on a diet.
Deb's Story (2001)
In my hometown, everybody did the same things, had the same culture and the same religion.
Gil's Story (2002)
I wasn't totally either Korean or American.
Gina's Story (2000)
I didn't realize for about six years that my parents had a drug problem.
Greta's Story (2001)
My doctor found the breast lump during a routine check-up.
Jessica's Story (2003)
My stepfather is an alcoholic.
Leigh's Story (2002)
My dad didn't just hit me; he beat me.
Liam's Story (2002)
Using drugs wasn't really a conscious decision, it just became a thing to do.
Merrie's Story (2000)
I have been legally blind since I was born.
Rachel's Story (2003)
I was so scared that I couldn't think about screaming, I was just trying to say no loud enough for him to hear me.
Raj's Story (2000)
During my junior year in high school, I started asking other students for a gun.
Tiffani's Story (2002)
I was diagnosed with B-cell non-Hodgkins lymphoma just after my 20th birthday.
Vicky's Story (2000)
I thought that not eating was the only thing I was really being successful at.
Addendum: Richie's Story
There was pressure twenty-four hours a day to go along with the other guys no matter what they were doing and not to speak out because you'd be ostracized or retaliated against.
Afterword
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