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Go Ask Alice is a 1971 book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of self-destructive escapism. Attributed to "Anonymous", the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited actual diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist.
Crank is a novel by Ellen Hopkins published in 2004. It is based loosely on the real life addictions of the author's daughter to crystal meth. [1] The book is required reading in "many high schools, as well as many drug and drug court programs."
The book landed on the ALA's Top 10 Most Challenged Books lists in 2012, 2017, and 2018. [16] Ultimately, it became the third-most challenged book between 2010 and 2019. [ 17 ] The book has been challenged because it addresses teen suicide, is sexually explicit, includes drugs, alcohol, and smoking, and is considered unsuitable for the age group.
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She has written more than 250 books for women and teens and children, ... drug and alcohol abuse, suicide, eating disorders, and friendships. Dark Blue: ...
Idaho had the fifth-highest youth suicide rate from 1999 to 2020. We need to do more to prevent another death. | Opinion
Her first book, Go Ask Alice, was published under the byline "Anonymous" in 1971 and became a bestseller with several million copies sold. [2] The book was presented as the diary of an unnamed teenage girl who became involved in drugs and underage sex, vowed to clean up, but then died from an overdose a few weeks after her final diary entry. [7]
A 17-year-old Dutch girl who sought euthanasia was allowed to die at home on Sunday after a years-long battle with depression and anorexia.