Books about Addiction

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.

Hubert Selby Jr.

The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese

Abraham Verghese

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace

Annie Grace

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr

Allen Carr

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté

Gabor Maté

Glass by Ellen Hopkins

Ellen Hopkins

Sing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan

Mark Lanegan

Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis

Anthony Kiedis

Thirst: Twelve Drinks that Changed My Life by John Robins

John Robins

My Booky Wook by Russell Brand

Russell Brand

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher

The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx

Nikki Sixx

Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker

Holly Whitaker

Addicted To You by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

Beautiful Boy by David Sheff

David Sheff

Cherry by Nico Walker

Nico Walker

Open Book: A #1 New York Times Bestselling Memoir of Addiction, Sobriety, and Authentic Living by Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson

Skagboys by Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh

The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath by Leslie Jamison

Leslie Jamison

Death of an Addict by M.C. Beaton

M.C. Beaton

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Ellen Hopkins

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Douglas Stuart

Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari

Johann Hari