A review by clairezidich
American Drug Addict: a memoir by Brett Douglas

5.0

As someone who had lived with a drug addict for many years in my early 20’s I always gravitate towards books like this. To try and understand and perhaps open my mind further to how their behaviour becomes so destructive. It’s hard to read how drugs can trump everything but at the same time it offers relief in a way that there was nothing else I could have done to help the person I lived with. The book itself was brilliant, well written, fast paced and entertaining while also being miserable and frustrating. Hah! It’s hard not to hate drug addicts who lie, steal, cheat and cause their loved ones immeasurable pain, but books like this go a long way to understanding why they do it!