Nothing To Declare: Confessions of an Unsuccessful Drug Smuggler, Dealer, and Addict

by Mark Dempster

Mark grew up in a world of secrets, mixed messages about crime, fighting, and an alcoholic dad. Mark learnt to drink and take drugs before he even kissed a girl. Yet, he went on to achieve his dream of becoming a big time drug dealer, travelling the world in search of the best product.Ten years later, Mark didn’t know how his dream had left him sleeping on a park bench, covered in needle marks, and drinking himself to death.This is the story of how he got there and what he did next…

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 14, 2012

Reviews

[James Newman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nothing to Declare exposes more than the title suggests. We set out from the harsh Glaswegian streets where a young Dempster learns to fight his way through a tough working class childhood. His father sees spiders and snakes when he puts down the Special Brew, and we know, early on, Dempster is fated to follow in his footsteps. The author travels to India and brings back product to the squats of London where he builds his way up the pecking order during the 1990s counterculture revolution. A diet of speed, acid, extasy, alcohol and eventually heroin, pepper this confessional brew. Personally, I love stories of addiction, recovery, prison, and crime, so this book gets my thumbs up.

[Mish · Rating 1 out of 5]

Did not finish. Started twice. Got a fifth of the way through. Laborious character development.

[Rebecca Wildner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read

Good book and written well. A very interesting story. Would recommend to a friend. Would had given 5* but could be a little repetitive at times!