Cyndy Etler, a young adult author and teen life coach, draws upon extensive experience working with troubled adolescents. For sixteen years, she dedicated herself to teaching young people in schools across America, often volunteering her time. Etler is known for her commitment to convincing teens that books are a more constructive path than drugs, inspiring them with her own journey. Her writing reflects a profound understanding of the challenges facing today's youth, offering guidance and hope.
At age fourteen, Cyndy Etler had escaped from her violent home only to be reported as a runaway and sent to a drug rehabilitation facility that changed her world. Behind the closed doors of Straight, Inc., the program used bizarre and intimidating methods to treat its patients. In this memoir, Cyndy recounts the living nightmare that she endured for sixteen months at Straight, Inc.