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List of Popular Books About Drug Addiction
Drug addiction books - list of books about drug addiction includes jacket covers when applicable. All books on drug addiction are cataloged here by their prominence. This well-researched drug addiction bibliography includes out-of-print titles and generally contains the most popular, famous, or otherwise notable books - fiction or non-fiction - about this topic. You should be able to answer the questions "What are the best books about drug addiction?" with books on this reading list. Note that this drug addiction book list can be sorted by any column, and most drug addiction books can be bought on Amazon with one easy click from here. The list you're viewing is made up of books like Writing on drugs and Moments of Clarity. You can use this fact-based list to create a new list, re-rank it to fit your opinion, then share it on Facebook, Twitter or any other social sites you frequent.
- First Published: 2008-02-26
- Subjects: Substance dependence, Substance-related disorder
- Genres (Book): Biography, Autobiography
- Original Language: English Language
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction is a best-selling memoir by David Sheff that describes how his family dealt with his son Nic's methamphetamine addiction. It was ...more- 2
Donald Goines- Subjects: Literature, Substance dependence, Substance-related disorder
- Genres (Book): Fiction
Dopefiend: The Story of a Black Junkie is a 1971 novel by Donald Goines and his first published novel. The book is considered to be Goines's benchmark novel and shares some similarities to the ...more - 3Robert S de Ropp
- Subjects: Pharmacology, Internal medicine, Medicine, Substance dependence
- Genres (Book): Psychology
- 4Caroline Knapp
- First Published: 1996
- Subjects: Social science, Substance dependence, Caroline Knapp, United States of America, Alcoholism
- Genres (Book): Autobiography, Memoir
- 5Stanton Peele
- Subjects: Social science, Social group, Substance dependence, Love, Sociology
- 6Ron Nyswaner
- First Published: 2004
- Subjects: Entertainment, California, Gay, Substance dependence, United States of America
- Genres (Book): Memoir
Blue Days, Black Nights: A Memoir is a book written by Ron Nyswaner. - 7Edward Jay Epstein
- Subjects: Social science, Substance dependence, United States of America
- 8Pete Hamill
- First Published: 1994
- Subjects: Substance dependence, Substance-related disorder, Pete Hamill, United States of America, 20th century
- Genres (Book): Memoir
A Drinking Life: A Memoir is a book by Pete Hamill. - 9Charles F. Levinthal
- Subjects: Substance dependence
- 10Christopher Lawford
- Subjects: Substance dependence
- 11Henri Michaux
- Subjects: Philosophy, Psychoactive drug, Substance dependence, Psychology
- 12Kevin Williamson
- Subjects: Substance dependence, Substance-related disorder, Alcoholism
- 13Mark Bowden
- Subjects: Social science, Espionage, Substance dependence, United States of America
- Genres (Book): Biography, Travel, True crime
Doctor Dealer: The Rise and Fall of an All-American Boy and His Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Empire is a 2000 year book written by Mark Bowden. - 14Ann Marlowe
- Subjects: Substance dependence, Substance-related disorder
- Genres (Book): Biography
- 15Chellis Glendinning
- Subjects: Social science, Current events, New Mexico, Politics, Substance dependence
- First Published: 2008-08
- Subjects: Substance dependence, David Carr
- Genres (Book): Memoir
The Night of the Gun: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of his Life--His Own is a book by David Carr.- 17Bret Easton Ellis
- First Published: 1985
- Subjects: Substance dependence, Friendship
- Genres (Book): Fiction
- Original Language: English Language
Less Than Zero is the debut novel of Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1985. It was his first published effort, released while he was 21 and still in college. - 18Cheeni Rao
- First Published: 2009-04
- Subjects: Cheeni Rao, Substance dependence
- Genres (Book): Memoir
In Hanuman's Hands is a book by Cheeni Rao. - 19Jacob Sullum
- Subjects: Popular culture, Public policy, Substance dependence, Substance-related disorder, United States of America
- Genres (Book): Sociology
- 20Marek Kohn
- Subjects: Cultural studies, Women, Substance-related disorder, British Cuisine, 20th century
- Genres (Book): Sociology
- 21Jay Stevens
- Subjects: Social science, Popular culture, Cultural studies, Social history, Substance dependence
- Genres (Book): Sociology, Reference
- 22David Foster Wallace
- First Published: 1996-02-01
- Subjects: Tennis, Substance dependence
- Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Satire, Tragicomedy, Fiction, Postmodernism
- Original Language: English Language
Infinite Jest is a 1996 novel by David Foster Wallace. The lengthy and complex work takes place in a North American dystopia, centering on a junior tennis academy and a nearby substance-abuse ...more - 23Alexander Cockburn
- Subjects: Criminology, Government, Substance-related disorder, United States of America, Media studies
- Genres (Book): Sociology
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- First Published: 1998
- Subjects: Social science, Criminology, Current events, Government, Politics
- Genres (Book): Non-fiction
The Fix: Under the Nixon Administration, America Had an Effective Drug Policy. We Should Restore It. (Nixon Was Right) is a book by Michael Massing. - 25Andrew Weil
- Subjects: Philosophy, Psychoactive drug, Consciousness, Substance dependence, Substance-related disorder
