Books about drugs, & drug stories?

Question

Anybody know any really good books, like drug stories, or books like Go Ask Alice, i really loved that book. But books on the topics of drugs, pills, addicitons, & teen drug stories, teen drug users. Stuff like that? Or any good books on depression. Thanks

Answer 1

Christiane F. is the true story of a teenage girl hooked on heroin. Her story was first published in a book, then made into a movie. Here's a link to her Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiane_F.

The book is for sale at Amazon.com. Here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/Christiane-F-F/dp/0553261371/ref=sr_1_3/002-5280441-2124022?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181680068&sr=1-3

Good luck and happy reading! :-)

Answer 2

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis: Good summary here at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less_Than_Zero

That Was Then, This is Now by S. E. Hinton: Sixteen-year-old Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs, and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate. Bryon discovers that his "brother' Mark is a drug pusher.

Fat Kid Rules the World by K. L. Going: Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly 300 pounds, gets a new perspective on life when a homeless teenager who is a genius on guitar wants Troy to be the drummer in his rock band.

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich by Alice Childress: The life of a thirteen-year-old Harlem youth on his way to becoming a confirmed heroin addict is seen from his viewpoint and from that of several people around him.

Smack by Melvin Burgess: After running away from their troubled homes, two English teenagers move in with a group of squatters in the port city of Bristol and try to find ways to support their growing addiction to heroin.

Crank by Ellen Hopkins: Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter, gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul - her life.

Answer 3

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby

Thanks for this great question. You gave me an idea for a class I might teach: Words and Drugs.

Answer 4

You would probably like Girl Interrupted but even before that there was an excellent book about a teenager with psychological problems called "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden." It's excellent.

For drugs, read "A Million Little Pieces" by James Fry

Oh there is one more book called "Smashed" about a college freshman who becomes an alcoholic.

Answer 5

Leaving Las Vegas by John O'Brien. He was an alcoholic who ended up killing himself. This is the basis for the movie of the same name starring Nicholas Cage and Elizabeth Shue. As a matter of fact, I liked to movie better, which is very rare.

Answer 6

If you like books like that, check out the books by Chuck Palahniuk. He's all about included drugs and their uses while telling the story. Invisible Monsters and Survivor are both especially good!

Answer 7

There are two that I think are really good. I'm not sure of either author, but the titles are "Fu#ked" (there's no # in the real title) and Generation Slut. The second one was written by a guy just out of highschool.

Answer 8

Typically, people who like Go Ask Alice also like Jay's Journal.

Answer 9

Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas gets my vote. I almost fell over laughing during the first two paragraphs.

Answer 10

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson