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100 Must-Read Books About Addiction

"Addiction is powerful, complicated, and appears in our lives in a variety of different ways. The beauty of literature is its ability to convey all the exciting, ugly, complicated nuances of issues like addiction, so we might reflect on the myriad ways it impacts our world."
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32 Candles (Ernessa T. Carter)
32 Candles
1
Ernessa T. Carter
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
2
Sherman Alexie
America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life (Benoit Denizet-Lewis)
America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life
3
Benoit Denizet-Lewis
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot B (Craig Ferguson)
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot B
4
Craig Ferguson
A Piece of Cake (Cupcake Brown)
A Piece of Cake
5
Cupcake Brown
A Plague Year (Edward Bloor)
A Plague Year
6
Edward Bloor
Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction (Elizabeth Vargas)
Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
7
Elizabeth Vargas
The Basketball Diaries (Jim Carroll)
The Basketball Diaries
8
Jim Carroll
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
9
Beneath a Meth Moon (Jacqueline Woodson)
Beneath a Meth Moon
10
Jacqueline Woodson
The Bitter Taste of Dying (Jason Smith)
The Bitter Taste of Dying
11
Jason Smith
Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America (Jennifer Strom)
Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America
12
Jennifer Strom
Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget (Sarah Hepola)
Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
13
Sarah Hepola
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
14
Jay McInerney
Candy (Mian Mian)
Candy
15
Mian Mian
Clean (Amy Reed)
Clean
16
Amy Reed
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (Thomas De Quincey)
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
17
Thomas De Quincey
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Crank
18
Ellen Hopkins
Crooked Little Heart (Anne Lamott)
Crooked Little Heart
19
Anne Lamott
Cruddy
Cruddy
20
The Curse of Lono (Hunter S.Thompson)
The Curse of Lono
21
Hunter S.Thompson
DJ Rising (Love Maia)
DJ Rising
22
Love Maia
Desire: Where Sex Meets Addiction (Susan Cheever)
Desire: Where Sex Meets Addiction
23
Susan Cheever
Diary of an Exercise Addict (Peach Friedman)
Diary of an Exercise Addict
24
Peach Friedman
Dope Sick (Walter Dean Myers)
Dope Sick
25
Walter Dean Myers
Dreamland: The True Story of America's Opiate Epidemic (Sam Quinones)
Dreamland: The True Story of America's Opiate Epidemic
26
Sam Quinones
Drinking: A Love Story
Drinking: A Love Story
27
Drunk Mom (Jo Wita Bydlowska)
Drunk Mom
28
Jo Wita Bydlowska
Dry (Augusten Burroughs)
Dry
29
Augusten Burroughs
Even Tough Girls Wear Tutus: Inside the World of a Woman Born in Prison (Deborah Jiang Stein)
Even Tough Girls Wear Tutus: Inside the World of a Woman Born in Prison
30
Deborah Jiang Stein
Far From You (Tess Sharpe)
Far From You
31
Tess Sharpe
Ferocity Summer (Alissa Grosso)
Ferocity Summer
32
Alissa Grosso
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces (Isabel Quintero)
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
33
Isabel Quintero
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
34
Paula Hawkins
A Girl Walks Out of a Bar (Lisa Smith)
A Girl Walks Out of a Bar
35
Lisa Smith
Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir (Janice Erlbaum)
Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir
36
Janice Erlbaum
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
37
Jeannette Walls
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
38
Anonymous
The Good House (Ann Leary)
The Good House
39
Ann Leary
Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster (Kristen Johnson)
Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster
40
Kristen Johnson
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