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I Was a Teenage Drug Addict at a Prestigious Prep School (My Dark Memoir)
Sam Lansky, former editor at Time magazine, takes us inside his harrowing memoir 'The Gilded Razor.' From age 13 to 19, he was a high-achieving student at a Manhattan prep school, obsessed with getting into Princeton. But behind the preppy clothes and perfect grades, he was a master of prescription drug abuse—crushing pills with a gilded razor, sneaking into disabled bathrooms to get high. He reveals the shocking truth: his addiction wasn't just about rebellion; it was a desperate attempt to become the 'better version' of himself his father wanted. He traces his self-destruction back to a childhood sexual assault, a broken family, and a toxic obsession with elite status. This isn't just a story of addiction; it's a brutal look at how privilege and trauma can fuel a hidden spiral of self-destruction. Watch to see how the pursuit of perfection nearly destroyed him.
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