Mum, Can You Lend Me Twenty Quid?: What drugs did to my family

Elizabeth Burton Phillips' story of her twin sons' drug addiction and their tragic end is moving and inspiring. She has campaigned tirelessly to make parents aware of the pain and suffering caused by drug addiction, and her charity DrugFAM provides hope to families impacted by addiction. This new edition of the book shares the author's inspiring achievements and the charity's work.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 07 December 2017
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

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Elizabeth's courage in speaking out is truly moving, and her ability to move others is truly impressive. This is a story that needs to be told and needs to be heard.
- Theresa May, Prime Minister

Elizabeth is someone who had the courage to tell her family's story and to challenge attitudes. Elizabeth has already made a difference, and I am sure that all those who read this book will be both challenged and inspired.
- Chief Constable Sara Thornton, National Police Chiefs Council

I cannot praise this book highly enough. . . . Born out of personal pain and tragedy, this story will lead you to the birth of DrugFAM. . . . It is truly inspiring and wonderful what has been and continues to be achieved through this story.
- Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham

I would urge all parents, teachers, and pupils to read this heart-rending book.
- FT Magazine

A book that is moving and ultimately, inspiring.
- Waterstones Books Quarterly

Elizabeth Burton Phillips was a teacher, an ordinary mother who had always tried to do the best for her children; she never imagined that her identical twin sons, who had been doing so well at school, would become involved in drugs.

She was shocked when they were suspended from school for smoking cannabis; but this was just the start of a terrible descent into personal and family heartbreak. The painful journey ended in the way heart-rending way Elizabeth had always dreaded - a knock on the door in the middle of the night by the police. They gave her the devastating news that her son Nick had killed himself in despair at his heroin addiction.

Since his death, Elizabeth has campaigned tirelessly to make parents aware of the pain and suffering caused to families.

Weight: 268g
Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349418742