
High Achiever
The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life
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Tiffany Jenkins
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Tiffany Jenkins
About this listen
National Best Seller
An up-close portrait of the mind of an addict and a life unraveled by narcotics - a memoir of captivating urgency and surprising humor that puts a human face on the opioid crisis.
“Raw, brutal, and shocking. Move over, Orange Is the New Black.” (Amy Dresner, author of My Fair Junkie)
When word got out that Tiffany Jenkins was withdrawing from opiates on the floor of a jail cell, people in her town were shocked. Not because of the 20 felonies she’d committed, or the nature of her crimes, or even that she’d been captain of the high school cheerleading squad just a few years earlier, but because her boyfriend was a Deputy Sherriff, and his friends - their friends - were the ones who’d arrested her.
A raw and twisty, pause resisting memoir that sounds like fiction, High Achiever spans Tiffany’s life as an active opioid addict, her 120 days in a Florida jail where every officer despised what she’d done to their brother in blue, and her eventual recovery. With heart-racing urgency and unflinching honesty, Jenkins takes you inside the grips of addiction and the desperate decisions it breeds. She is a born storyteller who lived an incredible story, from blackmail by an ex-boyfriend to a soul-shattering deal with a drug dealer, and her telling brims with suspense and unexpected wit. But the true surprise is her path to recovery. Tiffany breaks through the stigma and silence to offer hope and inspiration to anyone battling the disease - whether it’s a loved one or themselves.
©2019 Tiffany Jenkins (P)2019 Random House AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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Heroin is a Beast, and that Beast has infiltrated every town and city in America. The Beast has come for your sons and daughters. The Beast is hunting for your fathers and mothers. And that Beast has only one mission, to bury as many Americans as possible. I Am a Heroin Addict is the story of how Ritchie Farrell survived a ten-bag-a-day heroin habit to become a best-selling author, WGA screenwriter, and recipient of the prestigious du-Pont-Columbia Award for excellence in journalism.
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Well done!
- By dmcstudent on 10-30-18
By: Ritchie Farrell
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Woman of Substances: A Journey into Addiction and Treatment
- A Journey into Addiction and Treatment
- By: Jenny Valentish
- Narrated by: Imogen Wilde
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Journalist Jenny Valentish investigates the female experience of drugs and alcohol, using her own story to light the way. Mining the expertise of leading researchers, she explores the early predictors of addiction, such as childhood trauma and temperament, and teenage impulsivity. Drawing on neuroscience, she explains why other self-destructive behaviours - such as eating disorders and high-risk sex - are interchangeable with substance use.
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What women have needed on their recovery journey!
- By Tiffany Dee on 02-23-25
By: Jenny Valentish
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American Drug Addict
- a memoir
- By: Brett Douglas
- Narrated by: Ryan Turner
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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My name is Brett. I'm a college-educated man who was once a husband of 26 years with two children, three businesses, and a large home with an actual white picket fence. I'm also a drug addict. And I have a tale to tell. It's about the despair of addiction and the absolute certainty that it can be overcome. Recovery is not simply abstinence, but a process of growing up. I spent my entire life searching for the key to long-term sobriety. I would like to share with you what I have learned.
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UGHHHH. NOOOO.
- By karen McCann on 09-29-18
By: Brett Douglas
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Damaged Goods
- A Memoir
- By: Shelley Louise
- Narrated by: Jeanne Scurek
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a deeply personal story of a young woman’s journey through addiction; the loss of her child’s father through an overdose, her mother’s suicide, and the tragic consequences that those lifestyle choices bring. At 15, Shelley was submerged into the seedy world of the red-light district of Honolulu. As the warm-up act for the strippers, she became a topless dancer only to discover she was not emotionally prepared for the lewd attention. Pills and heroin helped her to cope with a lifestyle that was beyond her years.
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The narration was tough to listen to. The story was interesting but I had to stop listening mid way through.
- By Amazon Customer on 03-28-25
By: Shelley Louise
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I Love You, More
- Short Stories of Addiction, Recovery, and Loss from the Family's Perspective
- By: Blake E. Cohen CAP
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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I Love You, More offers insight into the various perspectives and experiences of family members who have dealt with the harrowing disease of addiction. The goal of this quick, accessible book is to be the conduit that allows you to enter the body and mind of a substance abuser and their family, to see the world through their eyes as they navigate their way through one of the most heart-breaking and gut-wrenching hardships they will ever face.
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Very good
- By Leslie Russell on 11-05-23
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Chasing a Flawed Sun
- By: Daniel McGhee
- Narrated by: Frank Gerard
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a true story. A transparent story of the life of a young man in America, who, like many of our lost youth, found his way into the drug culture. This story is an autopsy into the mind, heart, and soul of an addict. It begins at childhood and takes us through the thoughts, turmoil, and inner conflicts of a person lost in the undercurrent of addiction, and ends in a climax of self-discovery and realization. It is a gripping tale of a suburban youth and his journey through the streets of Baltimore, institutions, prisons, addiction, and worst of all, his own mind.
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don't bother
- By Lindsay on 04-24-21
By: Daniel McGhee
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Memoirs Aren't Fairytales
- A Story of Addiction
- By: Marni Mann
- Narrated by: Arden Hammersmith
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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Leaving behind a nightmarish college experience, 19-year-old Nicole and her best friend Eric escape their home of Bangor, Maine to start a new life in Boston. Fragile and scared, Nicole desperately seeks a new beginning to help erase her past. But there is something besides freedom waiting for her in the shadows - a drug that will make every day a nightmare.
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Misleading and moralizing
- By Mary on 01-03-19
By: Marni Mann
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That's What Junkies Do
- By: Thomas Figlioli
- Narrated by: Shanon Weaver
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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That's What Junkies Do is a brutally honest, often dark journey of one man's struggle with alcoholism and drug addiction. The story starts innocently enough in 1980's Brooklyn, NY, with a young boy, Thomas Figlioli, making a bad choice so he could gain the respect of a group of kids he looked up to and admired. Alcohol gives him the courage to be the person he always wanted to be. His fear and insecurity leaves and his lifelong struggle begins. When thoughts of ending it all become a better choice than living how he is, Thomas finally asks for help.
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The honesty and story gripped me right from the beginning and never let go.
- By JOHN GERMIN on 09-08-21
By: Thomas Figlioli
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One Hit Away: A Memoir of Recovery
- By: Jordan P. Barnes
- Narrated by: Ryan Haugen
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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At the age of 24, Jordan Barnes woke up next to a lifeless body, rifled through his dead friends’ pockets for any remaining heroin, and went right back to using. Strung out and homeless during the supposed best years of his life, there was no clear way out of the opioid crisis ravaging the streets of Portland, Oregon. But though Jordan had long accepted his fate, his parents still held out hope and would do everything in their power to get him the help he so desperately needed.
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thank you
- By Melanie Alexandra on 03-05-21
By: Jordan P. Barnes
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The Weight of Air
- A Story of the Lies About Addiction and the Truth About Recovery
- By: David Poses
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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While his wife and two-year-old daughter watched TV in the living room, David Poses was in the kitchen, measuring the distance from his index finger to his armpit. He needed to be sure he could pull the trigger with a shotgun barrel in his mouth. Twenty-six inches. Thirty-two years old. More than a decade in a double life fueled by depression and heroin.
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David’s story is invaluable
- By Kristy Aiken-Smith on 03-13-22
By: David Poses
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High
- Everything You Want to Know About Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction
- By: David Sheff, Nic Sheff
- Narrated by: George Newbern, Graham Halstead
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Just say know! With drug education for children more important than ever, this nonfiction book draws on the experiences of the New York Times best-selling father-and-son team to provide all the information teens and 'tweens need to know about drugs, alcohol, and addiction. From David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy, and Nic Sheff, author of Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines, comes the ultimate resource for learning about the realities of drugs and alcohol for middle-grade listeners.
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- By Robert DeWitt on 09-24-20
By: David Sheff, and others
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
- Close Encounters with Addiction
- By: Gabor Maté MD
- Narrated by: Daniel Maté
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
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In this timely and profoundly original book, best-selling writer and physician Gabor Maté looks at the epidemic of addictions in our society, tells us why we are so prone to them, and what is needed to liberate ourselves from their hold on our emotions and behaviours.
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Gabor should have been the narrator
- By Stacey on 08-16-19
By: Gabor Maté MD
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Suburban Junky
- From Honor Roll to Heroin Addict (Tenth Anniversary)
- By: Jude Hassan
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
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Jude Hassan was an ordinary, all-American kid. He had two amazing parents who gave him everything, especially a loving home. At fourteen, Jude's family moved from their home in the city to a beautiful suburban town on the outskirts of St. Louis. Suddenly, Jude was faced with being the new kid for the first time in his young life. He struggled to find his way in his new surroundings but continued to make straight A’s and excel in sports. When a fellow student approached him about attending a party, he was apprehensive but eager to experience his first social gathering. Unfortunately, that ...
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Wonderful story of healing and family values.
- By Taryn on 07-25-24
By: Jude Hassan
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- lizzie08
- 06-21-19
Worth it.
Finished in three days. Loved it! Very rare that you find a candid story about addiction like this. Get some perspective. Read it.
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- Beverly
- 06-21-19
Loving
I am living this book! Love that Tiffany reads it. I watch all her videos and wish I could go see her live show.
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- Danyell Garrett
- 08-07-19
HIGHLY Interesting
From the sound of her voice to the content of her story, I stayed interested. A phenomenal listen. I am so grateful for your story. Congratulations on continuously beating the odds.
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- Chelsea
- 03-04-20
Such an amazing story!
I Loved this book!!! I flew through listening to this story. It kept me interested from start to finish. Tiffany is such an amazing woman and such an inspiration!!
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- Morgan
- 07-16-19
OH MY GOD!
this book was fantastic! I could not stop listening! 100% recommending to everyone I know!
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- Jo Anne Vega
- 07-20-20
Unbelievable
This was an unbelievable story. I follow Tiffany on social media and she makes me laugh. To hear her story come to life was amazing. The courage she had as each day passed was encouraging. My niece is a recovering addict and this book helped me understand her struggle a little better. God bless Tiffany and her family!
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- Arielle sorel
- 08-25-20
True love for yourself!
I loved this book!!! Its a true story about the author's drug addiction! it's a story about finding yourself! dealing and learning consequences for your choices and actions. How to make it right again! How she coped with life! To share her experiences with any and everyone that wants a second chance, a do over! Its important to share your stories with peers and addicts to give them hope and to know how bad things get or how hard it is.....Its all possible if you really want it! The story of change! BTW.... I love this author Tiffany Jenkins.... she is such an awesome person inside and out....she is pretty famous to lol she is hilarious ... 100% A real person 24/7 and that is the most brave thing anyone can do!!! being yourself in front of Millions of people on social media!!! I love her she is awesome xox
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- Anonymous User
- 09-22-19
amazing! can reach out to save any addict.
narrated by the author perfectly. inspirational. I was on the edge of my seat the whole book. make me laugh and made me cry.
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- Aiesha
- 07-10-19
Inspirational Story on Addiction and Recovery
LOVED this book! I've read it three times but this is the first time I've listened to it! I love how Tiffany makes you feel like you are right there in the midst of it all. It also shines light on what us addicts go through on a daily basis and how our brain works while in active addiction. Tiffany is truly an inspiration!
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- Jackie
- 08-16-19
AMAZING!
This was the best audiobook that I have listened to describing the hell of an addict. addiction has touched so many people in my life, including myself. over 20 surgeries and pain pills for most of them.. This book is highly recommend for the suffering and for those who don't understand why you don't just stop using. I don't think they can understand. my reference is to imagine falling in the water and you cant swim. at that point, you would do almost anything to breathe. your drug of choice has a hand out. do you take the hand or try like hell to surface without knowing how to swim.
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