A tale of teenage angst told through hazy eyes...

Pat grew up with a great family who supported his every move. Fate tended to blissfully and consistently work in his favor, until he discovered the mysterious empire behind drugs. One minute he sat with his compassionate family, living a normal, happy middle-class life and the next it all came violently crashing down. Curiosity got the best of Pat and his peers as the forbidden fruit that is substance abuse became dangerously more obtainable and real. Partying with his friends, getting high, high school drama, drug dealing, promiscuity, murder, sex, loving and losing grew to be the center of his existence. The end of the road drew closer every day as Pat’s heroin, cocaine, alcohol and pharmaceutical drug addictions grew stronger and stronger. If you are curious as to what causes someone to become an addict, know someone who has been down the dark road of addiction, or if you consider yourself an addict, then this book is a must read. Experience for yourself what addiction is in this enthralling, captivating novel that will make you laugh, cry, wonder, hope, empathize, question and dream...

Matt Mullens currently resides in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and their dog, Gator. They are expecting a son in August. He also has a three year old daughter. This will be his first published novel. He wishes to thank all of his readers greatly for their support and time.