Reviews for Rolling Away: My Agony with Ecstasy

The average rating for Rolling Away: My Agony with Ecstasy based on 2 reviews is 1.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-05-05 00:00:00 Edmund Wade Okay, full disclosure: I am for reforming our drug laws and regulating currently illegal substances like ecstasy. I read this book because it's one of the few out there (that I know of) on the subject of ecstasy addiction. Ecstasy, by the way, is not physically addicting in the same way alcohol, cocaine or heroin is (e.g. withdrawal symptoms), but certainly it can be habit forming in the same way any substance or activity is when it makes you forget your problems. I was hoping this book might offer a nuanced tale of a woman getting swept up in an attractive drug use culture but ultimately deciding to face her problems head on. Instead, it's a simplistic "it's the drug's fault not mine" anti-drug skree, where she seems to come out more hateful than she began. And more to the point, it's clear Lynn has some mental issues compounding her choices. Ultimately I feel sorry that she did not have any true friends to rein her in when she was making these destructive choices, but I'm even more angered that she allowed her entirely valid story of addiction and recovery to be used as a misleading anti-drug cautionary tale. And did anyone happen to note that the publisher is Altria, parent company of Phillip Morris?? Yeah, that's not ironic.

Review # 2 was written on 2007-07-13 00:00:00 Brenda Carrillo extremely quick read. was purchased during my "i can't get enough of memoirs" phase. i bought quite a lot of books that fit into that category. this one is not particularly wrenching, nor does it leave you completely satisfied. But good enough to read through if you don't have much time nor brain capacity to tackle something tough.