James Salant
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
342 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
With his nickname, Dirty Jersey, tattooed on forearm, James Salant wanted everyone to know he was a tough guy. At 18, after one too many run-ins with the cops for drug possession, he left his upper-middle-class home in Princeton, New Jersey, for a rehab facility in Riverside, California. He spent his year there shooting crystal meth and living as a petty criminal until a near psychotic episode convinced him to clean up. He provides graphic descriptions...