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Pittsburgh native writes about her son's drug addiction in 'Stay Close'
Posted by:Ken Sutton--Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Pittsburgh native writes about her son's drug addiction in 'Stay Close'
Monday, May 18, 2009

When Libby Cataldi noticed her oldest son frequently tromping around with untied shoelaces, she thought he was trying to fit in with his skateboarder friends.

She never guessed that it was because he was shooting heroin into his feet, causing them to swell.

In her new book, "Stay Close: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction" (St. Martin's Press, $24.95), the 58-year-old native of Kennedychronicles her struggle with her son's addiction and the process that eventually helped her support him without enabling his addiction.


Click to Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09138/970871-51.stm#ixzz0Fx90AlHk&B

2 comments:

Linda said...

Meet the author
University of Pittsburgh
School of Education
presents
STAY CLOSE: A MOTHER'S STORY OF HER SON'S ADDICTION

November 20, 2009
2:00 - 3:00pm

Colloquium Room
5604 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
230 S. Bouquet St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
http://www.education.pitt.edu/news/newsdetails.aspx?id=376

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