Chapter 14 Summary and Analysis

James and his parents begin family counseling. The first step is James's full disclosure of his addictions and experiences, which horrifies his parents and enrages James. He tells Joanne privately about the Fury that overshadows any interaction he has with his parents. Even though this event is one of the most important that James experiences while at the Clinic, it is also the most difficult for him to appreciate.

Next, James and his parents attend group therapy sessions with other addicts and family members, who take the opportunity to learn more about addiction. James helps to educate them about the glamorousness of drugs and alcohol, and throughout the session a bond develops within the group. James dreads his next one-on-one meeting with his parents, in which they express their shock and sorrow at James's confession that morning.

James turns to Miles...