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Contact
details for Debra:
Email:
debra@talkingaboutcannabis.com
Tel: 07840 080424
PR for The Cannabis Diaries: Suzanne Martin Associates
E:
Suzanne@suzannemartin.biz
Tel: 0207 524 7600
Publisher: Hammersmith Press Ltd, London.
www.hammersmithpress.co.uk
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Debra Bell is a freelance writer and journalist, and is
married to a criminal barrister. They live in London
with their three sons. She began her career as a
presenter and journalist at BBC Radio, later moving into
television production, and then into writing features
for newspapers and magazines.
Her first book: ‘The Cannabis Diaries – a mother's
struggle to save her family’ is being published by
Hammersmith Press on 3 March 2010. Her eldest son,
William, began smoking cannabis at school at 14. As he
sank into addiction he began to lie and steal to fund a
habit that consumed him and his family. The family were
forced to exclude him, and he lived alone – sometimes
homeless - for over 2 years.
Reviews for ‘The Cannabis Diaries’:
‘I cried when I read your Diaries in the Guardian. I
cried for your son, for you and for the other members of
your family. I also cried for myself and my son Fred,
who died on 7th October 2004’
‘Thank you for going public with your story. My son was
14 too when he had his first joint at the church youth
club, the vicar brought him home, that was the
beginning. For years I watched my son destroy his life,
cannabis became his God and we were tortured by his
lies, deceit, abuse, theft, the list was endless. A good
looking boy became a druggie with rotting teeth, his
only focus was his next fix.’
‘Reading your Diaries was like reading my own story. My
mother read them too, and for the first time ever she
said she hadn’t realised what it must have been like for
me and how well I’d coped. I’m a single mom and my
mother always blamed me for my son’s problems. She gave
me a hug and we both cried. I can’t thank you enough for
setting up your web-site. My son also read them and went
very quiet. I always tell him how much I love him when I
drop him off anywhere and the next day I did so, and you
know what? He said ‘me too, mom’ and I know he meant it.
And all because of your Diaries. Thank William for me
too. He isn’t a failure because through his story he has
achieved so much’.
‘I'm sitting here in my office trying not to let my
colleagues see the tears in my eyes after reading your
diary. They are tears for you and your family and tears
for what happened to my daughter’.
For more information on the book, including how to
order, click
HERE
Go to
www.talkingaboutcannabis.com
Debra has a new blog:
www.debrabellcan.blogspot.com
You can also follow her on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/DebraBellCan |
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