Loss Of Innocence

A daughter's addiction. A father's fight to save her.

Carren Clem, Ron Clem

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Virgin Books
01 May 2008

True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Coping with drug & alcohol abuse

ONE FAMILY'S BATTLE AGAINST METH ADDICTION

The Clems were a family living the American dream until their fifteen-year-old daughter Carren became addicted to Meth. Within two months of first taking the highly addictive drug, Carren had moved out of the family home, spent her entire savings on Meth and resorted to stealing, dealing and prostitution to pay for her habit.

Told from both Carren's perspective and from the perspective of her father Ron, Loss of Innocence shares the shocking story of how a middle-class girl growing up in a stable home could get so lost. A former LA police officer, Ron describes how he went back to being a cop to try to rescue his daughter and how he suffered a heart attack in the street when he witnessed Carren selling herself to a drug dealer; Carren shares the events leading up to her first taste of drugs, and her descent into addiction with moving candour and dignity.

Carren is now clean and sober, and in this frank, compelling book she and her family prove that there can be life after drug addiction.

By: Carren Clem, Ron Clem
Imprint: Virgin Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 189g
ISBN: 9780753513026
ISBN 10: 0753513021
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 May 2008
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ron Clem, a retired Los Angeles police officer, is the president of non-profit organisation Teens in Crisis. He is a court-recognised methamphetamine expert and has testified in numerous court cases involving children and methamphetamines. His daughter, Carren, works in Yellowstone National Park.