{"product_id":"death-grip-a-climbers-escape-from-benzo-madness-1","title":"Death Grip: A Climber's Escape from Benzo Madness","description":"Death Grip chronicles a top climber's near-fatal struggle with anxiety and depression, and his nightmarish journey through the dangerous world of prescription drugs. Matt Samet lived to climb, and craved the challenge, risk, and exhilaration of conquering sheer rock faces around the United States and internationally. But Samet's depression, compounded by the extreme diet and fitness practices of climbers, led him to seek professional help. He entered the murky, inescapable world of psychiatric medicine, where he developed a dangerous addiction to prescribed medications―primarily \"benzos,\" or benzodiazepines―that landed him in institutions and nearly killed him.\nWith dramatic storytelling, persuasive research data, and searing honesty, Matt Samet reveals the hidden epidemic of benzo addiction, which some have suggested can be harder to quit than heroin. Millions of adults and teenagers are prescribed these drugs, but few understand how addictive they are―and how dangerous long-term usage can be, even when prescribed by doctors.\nAfter a difficult struggle with addiction, Samet slowly makes his way to a life in recovery through perseverance and a deep love of rock climbing. Conveying both the exhilaration of climbing in the wilderness and the utter madness of addiction, Death Grip is a powerful and revelatory memoir.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250004233\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250004233.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Samet, Matt\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41305970606138,"sku":"DBV.1250004233.G","price":4.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250004233-0_1b3920af-9322-4a01-afe8-84ced8b00a49.jpg?v=1774375196","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/death-grip-a-climbers-escape-from-benzo-madness-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}