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October 25, 2016

Teenage Degenerate is Now Available on Audible.com and iTunes!

After numerous months of pre-production, recording and editing the audiobook for Teenage Degenerate is finally finished and available for download on Audible.com, Amazon and iTunes! It is a pretty amazing feeling to have the audio finally completed!

Here are a few important details:
Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
Length: 6 hours and 20 minutes
Type: Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date: 10-20-16

Click here for more info and audio sample: http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Teenage-Degene...

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Published on October 25, 2016 21:50

September 29, 2016

Kirkus Review of Teenage Degenerate

Kirkus Reviews of Teenage Degenerate“An unflinching, effective story about the torments of drug dependence.”Kirkus Reviews

Below is a portion of the Kirkus Review:

“The first time I did crystal methamphetamine I was nineteen,” writes the author as he begins his story, which takes place over 10 months in 1996 and 1997. Scott and his friends went to parties and concerts–readers who are fans of the 1990s alternative scene will find their favorites within–and drugs were a constant throughout.

As the author became more and more...

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Published on September 29, 2016 15:41

August 19, 2016

Teenage Degenerate Audiobook Preview!

The audiobook has just finished the first phase! The completed version of the audiobook should take about another month and will be approximately 7 plus hours. Once it is finished, the book will available on Audible.com.

I am projecting a early/mid October 2016 release. Until then, here is the first chapter.

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Published on August 19, 2016 20:16

July 8, 2016

Top Rated Books About Drug Addiction

Here is a list of what I consider to be the best books about drug addiction and recovery. They range from fiction to memoirs and crystal meth to heroin. They are books that display an amazing perspective into drug addiction and the mindset of an addict. Everyone struggling with addiction should read one or all of these books.

Infinite JestInfinite Jest - Top Rated Book About Drug Addiction
Written by David Foster Wallace

Set in an addicts’ halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along...

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Published on July 08, 2016 21:57

July 3, 2016

Top Rated Colorado Author on Goodreads.com

Goodreads.com currently lists S.C. Sterling as the top Colorado author! The list is rather slim, but it is always a great feeling to be mentioned with Denver and Colorado!

Congrats to all the other Colorado authors on the list!

Click the following link to the entire Colorado authors page on Goodreads.com.

Top Rated Colorado Author on Goodreads.com

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Published on July 03, 2016 14:55

June 29, 2016

Popular Movies About Crystal Meth

Hollywood has kept away from producing movies with the plot revolving around crystal meth addiction. The total list is under 30 and most of them are independent films or documentaries except for a few big budget films from main stream directors like Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, There Will Be Blood) and Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Milk).

Even with the lack of films dealing with the subject, there are a few great projects that depict crystal meth and the struggle that comes with it. He...

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Published on June 29, 2016 17:06

June 22, 2016

Top Rated Book about Meth on GoodReads.com

list of popular meth books includes Teenage Degenerate, Crank, Beneath a Meth Moon, Tweak, Winters Bone and over 50 more titles.

Here is a brief description of Goodreads.com
Goodreads is a free website for book lovers. Imagine it as a large library...

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Published on June 22, 2016 06:05

June 15, 2016

More Amazon Reviews of Teenage Degenerate – Round 2

Teenage Degenerate Amazon ReviewsHere is a list of recent customer reviews and ratings on Amazon for Teenage Degenerate. Click the following link to view all reviews of Teenage Degenerate.

5 out of 5 – Highly recommend – Raw & Honest Memoir

By Angie FLom on April 12, 2016
Brutally honest and well written. Some excerpts shocked me as raw & unsettling, but completely necessary in order to relay the truth behind Scott’s life and addiction during the 10 months he describes, starting at age 19.

Scott writes in a diary format star...

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Published on June 15, 2016 17:12

May 18, 2016

Best Seller on Amazon!

A best seller on Amazon.com!! Teenage Degenerate was awarded a “Best Seller” badge in the Teen and Young Adult Personal Health ebooks category!!

It’s a pretty awesome feeling to get that badge from Amazon. Thanks to everyone who has purchased the book!

Best Seller on Amazon!

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Published on May 18, 2016 19:56

April 23, 2016

Top 34K on Amazon!

Teenage Degenerate broke into the top 35,000 books on Amazon! The number was actually 34,519 out of over two million books available. That is the top 2% on Amazon.

It also is Number One in the Best Sellers in Teen & Young Adult Personal Health eBooks category! It is beating out New York Times Best Sellers like Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines.

It is a pretty amazing feeling! Thank you!! Next milestone is 25,000!

Teenage Degenerate broke into the top 35,000 books on Amazon!

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Published on April 23, 2016 08:02