David Poses
David Poses is a writer, speaker, and activist. After hiding his struggle with depression and opioids for twenty years, he started opening up and challenging conventional addiction wisdom. He has been published by the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and New York Daily News and has appeared on national TV programs, including The Doctors TV Show, and numerous radio shows and podcasts.
With candor, humor, and a unique perspective informed by science and experience, David advocates for evidence-based approaches to drug policy, prevention, and treatment. He lives in New York with his wife and two kids.
Praise
“In this painful, haunting memoir, Poses takes us on a roller-coaster ride: bouts of heroin abuse mixed in with periods of sobriety, which will give readers hope for his prospects—only to have them dashed. . . . A potent addition to the literature on drug addiction and recovery.”—Kirkus Review (starred)
“David Poses’s unflinching memoir takes you to the dark corners of addiction—and shows there’s a way out.”—Eric Eyre, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Death in Mud Lick
“A searingly honest addiction memoir with a much-needed perspective: addiction is frequently the result of attempts to self-medicate mental illnesses like depression, yet our system treats people with punitive methods that actually make matters worse.”—Maia Szalavitz, New York Times best-selling author of Unbroken Brain
“A moving, tender, thoughtful account of addiction and also a compelling critique of a lot that’s wrong with the dominant model of addiction treatment.”—Johann Hari, New York Times best-selling author of Chasing the Scream
“A riveting and deeply personal account of addiction and the flawed treatment system that repeatedly failed him.”—Gerald Posner, award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author of Pharma
