{"product_id":"breaking-awake-1","title":"Breaking Awake","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \"talented and impassioned writer\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) of \u003ci\u003eHow to Kill a City\u003c\/i\u003e, a riveting journey that combines \u003ci\u003eDrug Use for Grown-Ups \u003c\/i\u003ewith \u003ci\u003eHow to Do Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e as it explores our national mental health and drug use crises while also searching for answers as to how we can find a path to collective healing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy are so many of us unhappy, anxious, and without purpose? And how can we get better? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Several years ago, P.E. Moskowitz had a near-death experience, followed by a nervous breakdown. As they willed themselves back to life from their existential unraveling using a variety of drugs, both prescription and illicit, they started to wonder: Why do countless people need substances to deal with their daily reality? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBreaking Awake\u003c\/i\u003e, Moskowitz takes us on a kaleidoscopic voyage through our nationwide mental health collapse, and the drugs we take--from fentanyl to SSRIs, to ketamine to LSD and beyond--to cope with the gnawing bleakness of our present moment. Think \"Eat, Pray Love, but with ketamine instead of pasta\" (\u003ci\u003eDazed\u003c\/i\u003e magazine). We meet a team handing out free heroin on the streets of Vancouver, a young mother in Chicago who has been on SSRIs since childhood, and ravers in Brooklyn taking hallucinogens to push the limits of human consciousness and collective healing. Throughout this cross-country tour, Moskowitz questions whether drugs can spark liberation or simply quell the pain of modern life. Blending memoir, reportage, and cultural criticism, \u003ci\u003eBreaking Awake\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a \"funny, smart, and profound\" (\u003ci\u003eInterview\u003c\/i\u003e magazine) journey through\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ehow we actually use drugs--to survive, to soothe, and, sometimes, to thrive.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833611759821,"sku":"9781668007785","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_5ff3de82-3795-408d-8d17-7d8e76e9d2b1.jpg?v=1790889958","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/breaking-awake-1","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}