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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 296 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.48 — 25,628 ratings — published 2007
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Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 289 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 111,738 ratings — published 2007
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 242 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.46 — 910,242 ratings — published 2022
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Go Ask Alice Go Ask Alice (Paperback)
by (shelved 221 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.73 — 296,780 ratings — published 1971
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A Million Little Pieces A Million Little Pieces (Paperback)
by (shelved 221 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.70 — 267,016 ratings — published 2003
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 210 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 423,865 ratings — published 2022
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Crank (Crank, #1) Crank (Crank, #1)
by (shelved 197 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 157,918 ratings — published 2004
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Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 185 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 48,637 ratings — published 2008
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 174 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,955,058 ratings — published 2019
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Addicted to You (Addicted, #1) Addicted to You (Addicted, #1)
by (shelved 154 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.69 — 204,579 ratings — published 2013
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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 137 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 47,465 ratings — published 2018
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Dry Dry (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 99,346 ratings — published 2003
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Drinking: A Love Story Drinking: A Love Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 21,873 ratings — published 1996
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Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 5,713 ratings — published 2019
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 126 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,629,632 ratings — published 2022
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Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget (Hardcover)
by (shelved 124 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 23,743 ratings — published 2015
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Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 122 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.49 — 22,564 ratings — published 2015
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (ebook)
by (shelved 114 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.87 — 99,566 ratings — published 2021
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Junky Junky (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.84 — 73,854 ratings — published 1953
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Transcendent Kingdom Transcendent Kingdom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 110 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 168,687 ratings — published 2020
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 109 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,395,291 ratings — published 2015
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Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 35,791 ratings — published 2018
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Glass (Crank, #2) Glass (Crank, #2)
by (shelved 105 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 75,859 ratings — published 2007
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Shuggie Bain Shuggie Bain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 207,538 ratings — published 2020
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High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 48,937 ratings — published 2017
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Long Bright River Long Bright River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 217,049 ratings — published 2020
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Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,331 ratings — published 2016
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The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,028 ratings — published 2018
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Requiem for a Dream Requiem for a Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 70,211 ratings — published 1978
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Wishful Drinking Wishful Drinking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.82 — 96,225 ratings — published 2008
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.53 — 152,428 ratings — published 2021
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Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 33,165 ratings — published 2015
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Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.53 — 24,994 ratings — published 2005
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Martyr! Martyr! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 82 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 225,634 ratings — published 2024
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Trainspotting Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 186,531 ratings — published 1993
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Heroine Heroine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.28 — 13,942 ratings — published 2019
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.46 — 100,964 ratings — published 1959
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The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 40,209 ratings — published 2007
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,413,195 ratings — published 2005
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Fallout (Crank, #3) Fallout (Crank, #3)
by (shelved 74 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.25 — 40,613 ratings — published 2010
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Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 12,698 ratings — published 2017
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The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,457 ratings — published 2015
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Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.49 — 12,281 ratings — published 1939
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The River Is Waiting The River Is Waiting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 225,233 ratings — published 2025
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The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 69 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.42 — 152,253 ratings — published 2023
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.59 — 624,820 ratings — published 2018
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Addicted for Now (Addicted, #3) Addicted for Now (Addicted, #3)
by (shelved 69 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 92,446 ratings — published 2013
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Ricochet (Addicted, #2) Ricochet (Addicted, #2)
by (shelved 69 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.73 — 115,423 ratings — published 2013
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Lit Lit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as addiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 28,597 ratings — published 2009
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The Women The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as addiction)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,834,428 ratings — published 2024
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Anaïs Nin
“This diary is my kief, hashish and opium pipe. This is my drug and my vice.”
― Anais Nin

Nikki Sixx
“A Short Alternative Medical Dictionary
Definitions courtesy of Dr Lemuel Pillmeister (also known as Lemmy)

Addiction - When you can give up something any time, as long as it's next Tuesday.
Cocaine - Peruvian Marching Powder. A stimulant that has the extraordinary effect that the more you do, the more you laugh out of context.
Depression - When everything you laugh at is miserable and you can't seem to stop.
Heroin - A drug that helps you to escape reality, while making it much harder to cope when you are recaptured.
Psychosis - When everybody turns into tiny dolls and they have needles in their mouths and they hate you and you don't care because you have THE KNIFE! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!”
― Nikki Sixx, The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star

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