No Guarantees is an autobiographical account of addiction, beginning with being exposed to drugs and alcohol by adults as a child. I couldn’t wait to use drugs myself, and began smoking marijuana and drinking by the age of ten. Throughout the book I write about the struggle between success and addiction. Trying to decide what I wanted more, to be a successful student and leader, or to be a drug addict. Journal entries allow the reader to get into my head and see what I was thinking and feeling. By the end of high school, I’ve gone through treatment and am in recovery from alcohol and drugs.