Escape from Region 10 by TC Smith

Escape from Region 10: Billy’s Awakening is a futuristic, sci-fi thriller set in 2035, about a dystopic America, whose citizens are mandated by the government to receive a neural implant behind their ear and a microchip in their hand at the age of 18. Those who resist try to escape to Russian Occupied Canada (ROC), where implants are not required. If they don’t make it to ROC, they are placed in a re-education center where they “learn” the benefits of these devices. If they still refuse, they are never heard from again!