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13 Best Drug Addiction Books

Goal: Find the best Drug Addiction books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best drug addiction books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

13 Best Drug Addiction Books

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1

Jesus' Son

Stories

by Denis Johnson

Also recommended by:

James Altucher

2

Beautiful Boy

A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

by David Sheff

3

Blackout

Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget

by Sarah Hepola

4

Crank

Crank, Book 1

by Ellen Hopkins

5

Drinking

A Love Story

by Caroline Knapp

6

Drunk Mom

A Memoir

by Jowita Bydlowska

7

Dry

A Memoir

by Augusten Burroughs

8

Go Ask Alice

by Anonymous

9

Guts

The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster

by Kristen Johnston

10

How to Murder Your Life

A Memoir

by Cat Marnell

11

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

Close Encounters with Addiction

by Gabor Mate

12

Terry

My Daughter's Life-and-Death Struggle with Alcoholism

by George McGovern

13

Trainspotting

Trainspotting, Book 1

by Irvine Welsh

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Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

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13 Best Drug Addiction Books (2025)