Guns N\' Roses was quickly heralded as the greatest rock n roll band on the planet. ma..
I heard a groan, then...
I dropped to my knees, crying hysterically.
Then I realized they were Steven\'s teeth.
I reached for my son and almost slipped on some pebbles strewn across the tile.
His face was smashed beyond recognition, his mouth and chin looked completely caved in.
He was soaked in a pool of blood and mucus.
Excerpt from Sweet Child of Mine : My darkest fears exploded when I found Steven in the center of the bathroom floor, naked, his body bent at an impossible angle.
In one of the most brutally raw, revealing books written on substance abuse, Deanna delivers a powerful, inspirational message of hope to anyone dealing with opioid addiction.
In honest, direct prose, Deanna gives an unflinching account of her son Steven\'s drug fueled ascent to becoming the co-founder of Guns N\' Roses, and his subsequent fall to drugs and alcohol.
Deanna witnessed it all but has never told her incredible story, until now.
Deanna was there at the beginning in 1983, when school chums Steven and Slash were building their street cred on the Sunset Strip.
At the center of this maelstrom stood Steven\'s mother, Deanna Adler, the GNR-proclaimed first fan of the group.
But Steven was soon crippled by a tragic heroin addiction that led to him to being kicked out of the band he helped found.
During it all, original drummer Steven Adler stole hearts and headlines with his insane antics.
Appetite for Destruction still stands as the biggest selling debut album in rock history.
During the late 80\'s and 90\'s the hedonistic rock gods Axl, Slash, Izzy, Steven and Duff scored sold out stadium concerts on the way to multi-platinum success.
Guns N\' Roses was quickly heralded as the greatest rock n roll band on the planet
