Dave Itzkoff on his Memoir <em>Cocaine's Son</em>

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 24, 2011

New York Times journalist Dave Itzkoff talks about the ways his father’s drug addiction colored his life. In Cocaine's Son, he chronicles his coming of age in the shadow of his father, who was a strong protector and provider, as well as a junkie.

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