아들은 오늘도 늦게 들어왔다

황금용

저자황금용은공공행정분야에서오랜시간활동해온인물로,아들의마약중독을계기로삶의방향을근본적으로돌아보게되었다.

그는중독을개인의일탈이아닌사회적질병으로바라보며,그안에서가족이감당해야하는현실을있는그대로기록한다.특히실명을공개한점은같은상황에놓인가족들이더이상숨지않고서로를드러내며연대하길바라는의지에서비롯됐다.

저서로『인간주권,1만년의전쟁』이있다.

이책을내는이유·····················································1

프롤로그-나부터잘살자···········································4

회복일기

처음:수렁-공포와수치와혼란,그리고암흑·················9

차츰:안간힘-위로에기대어버티는삶,불안한외줄타기···33

다시:쳇바퀴-재발과좌절,넘어지며배우는걸음마········79

이젠:희망-시련속에서찾은빛한줄기,직면과영성·····107

에필로그-약물중독은새삶의기회였다·····················129

부록

약물중독회복을위한3가지정책제안························137

알아두면좋을기관·단체안내···································141

약물중독가족으로서8가지외침·······························144

추천의말씀들······················································145

술술읽히지만오래남고,쉽지만가볍지않은책
아들이마약중독자라는사실앞에서가족은공포와수치,절망속에무너진다.
이책은그무너짐속에서도다시살아내려는한가족의시간을담담하게보여준다.


이일은생명의편이다.나는숨지않을것이다.나는내이름을걸것이다.
중독자의아버지가자신의이름을드러내고기록한드문사례로,개인의고통을넘어사회적편견과낙인을돌아보게한다.
감정적체험과성찰이함께어우러져독자에게깊은공감과질문을남긴다.

미완성이기때문에더욱강렬한희망의메시지
이책은‘완성된회복’이아닌‘지속되는삶’을이야기한다.
끝나지않은시간속에서도관계를붙잡고살아내려는의지가오히려더강한희망으로다가온다.