Go Ask Alice
Diary
By: Anonymous [Beatrice Sparks]
Date: 1971
Source: Anonymous [Beatrice Sparks]. Go Ask Alice. New York: Avon, 1971, 32–36, 38, 54–57, 89, 152–153.
About the Author: Beatrice Sparks (1918–), who published Go Ask Alice anonymously, worked in drug treatment programs for teenagers in the 1960s in Southern California. After moving to Utah, she remained involved with the issue of teen drug use and appeared regularly as a public speaker on the subject. Following the success of Go Ask Alice, Sparks wrote and published several other "real life" diaries for the young-adult market, including books on AIDS, suicide, and the occult.
Introduction
The use of illegal drugs skyrocketed in the 1960s, for a number of reasons. Advances in international transportation and travel explained part of the increased supply of drugs, many of which came...
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