What are some good books about drug addiction or where the protagonist is self destructive?

Published March 25, 2014

Question by TR: What are some good books about drug addiction or where the protagonist is self destructive?
Some of the books that i’ve read and enjoyed with this kind of premise are:
any book by ellen hopkins
tweak by nic sheff
or my booky wook by russel brand

thanks for your suggestions:)

Best answer:

Answer by ?As if?
Crank (the whole series really)
Go Ask Alice
A Million Little Pieces

Deffinately suggest Go Ask Alice. It is amazing. I can read the whole thing in a day easily.

Answer by Moo
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S Thompson.

It’s not about drug addiction or self-destruction per se, but the protagonist is constantly trying to escape reality through the inventive use of a huge drug collection, which is kinda the same thing, I suppose.

Oh, and it’s one of the most important books of the twentieth century.

P.S. Don’t do drugs, kids…

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