Before he became a noted Hollywood psychologist, Carder Stout, PhD, lived a privileged life that gradually descended from elite Manhattan private schools into crack addiction and running drugs for an LA gang. Here, he tells Purist about the journey, and offers a peek at his searing memoir of addiction, redemption and hope in unlikely places….
Continue ReadingA drug addiction memoir breaks stereotypes and proves that addiction can happen to anyone There is no easy way to write about drug addiction, just as there is no easy way to read about it. Lost in Ghost Town, author Carder Stout’s new memoir, somehow grabs the problem of addiction head-on while shattering common stereotypes…
Continue ReadingOn today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with author Carder Stout about his book, Lost in Ghost Town, the story of his addiction and recovery. Duane also addresses the difficulty of the ongoing COVID-19 situation by starting a campaign of stories trying to spread hope in a time of darkness.
Continue ReadingAddition trumps privilege in Carder Stout’s vivid memoir “Lost in Ghost Town: A Memoir of Addition, Redemption, and Hope in Unlikely Places.” Written with excruciating truth and visceral fear, desperation and despair, Stout takes us into the incapacitating strangle-hold of additional and the battle to overcome it. Continue reading >
Continue ReadingPsychologist and author of “Lost in Ghost Town”, Dr. Carder Stout, discusses how social distancing impacts those with addiction.
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