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Crank (Crank, #1) Crank (Crank, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.16 — 158,482 ratings — published 2004
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Go Ask Alice Go Ask Alice (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.73 — 297,464 ratings — published 1971
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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 20 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.18 — 112,470 ratings — published 2007
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Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.99 — 48,796 ratings — published 2008
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Sunny Side Up (Sunny #1) Sunny Side Up (Sunny #1)
by (shelved 18 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.12 — 43,878 ratings — published 2015
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Cornered Coyote (Coyote #3) Cornered Coyote (Coyote #3)
by (shelved 17 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.47 — 359 ratings — published 2014
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,411,049 ratings — published 2015
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A Million Little Pieces A Million Little Pieces (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.70 — 267,894 ratings — published 2003
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.46 — 930,137 ratings — published 2022
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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 14 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.15 — 35,903 ratings — published 2018
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Glass (Crank, #2) Glass (Crank, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.29 — 76,105 ratings — published 2007
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,420,474 ratings — published 2005
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,650,443 ratings — published 2022
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,968,689 ratings — published 2019
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.06 — 390,953 ratings — published 1971
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Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.30 — 214,982 ratings — published 2021
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.58 — 634,169 ratings — published 2018
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You'd Be Home Now You'd Be Home Now (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.13 — 88,641 ratings — published 2021
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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 10 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.07 — 47,711 ratings — published 2018
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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 10 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.47 — 25,939 ratings — published 2007
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,094,299 ratings — published 2013
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Addicted to You (Addicted, #1) Addicted to You (Addicted, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.69 — 205,934 ratings — published 2013
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Clean Clean (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.98 — 7,418 ratings — published 2011
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Beneath a Meth Moon Beneath a Meth Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.70 — 4,677 ratings — published 2012
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Dry Dry (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.03 — 99,516 ratings — published 2003
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.95 — 431,600 ratings — published 2022
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Sing, Unburied, Sing Sing, Unburied, Sing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.99 — 153,003 ratings — published 2017
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Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.04 — 23,880 ratings — published 2015
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Requiem for a Dream Requiem for a Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.12 — 70,499 ratings — published 1978
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Valley of the Dolls Valley of the Dolls (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.87 — 81,762 ratings — published 1966
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.46 — 101,325 ratings — published 1959
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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 7 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.53 — 156,097 ratings — published 2021
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All My Rage All My Rage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.47 — 69,159 ratings — published 2022
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Shuggie Bain Shuggie Bain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.29 — 210,433 ratings — published 2020
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Long Bright River Long Bright River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.03 — 220,094 ratings — published 2020
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Midnight Blue Midnight Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.09 — 48,034 ratings — published 2018
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.93 — 292,435 ratings — published 2016
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The Seventh Wish The Seventh Wish (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,887 ratings — published 2016
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Lead (Stage Dive, #3) Lead (Stage Dive, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.24 — 52,917 ratings — published 2014
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Junky Junky (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.84 — 74,204 ratings — published 1953
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A Piece of Cake A Piece of Cake (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.26 — 39,907 ratings — published 2006
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Martyr! Martyr! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.13 — 235,126 ratings — published 2024
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There There There There (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.97 — 238,066 ratings — published 2018
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Of Women and Salt Of Women and Salt (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.69 — 51,080 ratings — published 2021
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Trainspotting Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.12 — 187,250 ratings — published 1993
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,510,680 ratings — published 2017
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The Score (Off-Campus, #3) The Score (Off-Campus, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.11 — 781,188 ratings — published 2016
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The Shining (The Shining, #1) The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,788,460 ratings — published 1977
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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 6 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 4.22 — 33,288 ratings — published 2015
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Wishful Drinking Wishful Drinking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as substance-abuse)
avg rating 3.82 — 96,638 ratings — published 2008
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Wayne Gerard Trotman
“The inability to cope with stress can lead to addiction.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman

“We waste our lives hoping until hope is the only reason to stay alive”
― James Thomas Austen, 300 Milligrams

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