Readers who's lives are or have been touched in any way by alcohol and drug addiction will want to read this book - it is changing lives. As a teaching tool, Dean Ingram shares many tough lessons in "Dark to Light" including how reality is perceived and justified in an addicts broken brain, sharing the one word that can be an addict's life ring, and a simple three word sentence that can open an addicts door to recovery in this gut wrenchingly authentic and captivating book. "Dark to Light" captures an intimate, deeply personal battle with alcohol and cocaine addiction which led the author to a profoundly creative avenue to document his emotionally charged turbulence in 'real time' - through poignant poetry, verse and a collection of written works. Dean reveals the gritty barefaced truth of addiction, his courageous climb out of the rabbit hole of drugs and alcohol and his hard fought transformation to the man he is today. With raw honesty, Dean offers realistic hope to those desperately struggling for a life of recovery, sobriety, strength and freedom from the addiction beast.