Popular Books about Meth and Meth Addiction

Popular Books about Meth and Meth Addiction

Since Teenage Degenerate is a book about meth, I thought I would compile a list of my favorite books about crystal meth addiction and crystal meth recovery. Amazing authors from Ellen Hopkins to Nik Sheff have written about their experiences with meth. Here is a list of my list.

Crank – Ellen Hopkins

Crank - Books about Meth and Crystal Meth Addiction
Summary
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 — she’s fearless.

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.

Click here to view “Crank” on Amazon.

Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines – Nik Sheff

Tweak - Books about Meth and Crystal Meth Addiction

Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise.

In a voice that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. As we watch Nic plunge the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, he paints a picture for us of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. It’s a harrowing portrait — but not one without hope.

Click here to view “Tweak” on Amazon.

Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town – Nick Reding

Methland - Books about Meth and Crystal Meth Addiction
Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more true than in the small towns of the American heartland. Methland is the story of the drug as it infiltrates the community of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), a once-thriving farming and railroad community. Tracing the connections between the lives touched by meth and the global forces that have set the stage for the epidemic, Methland offers a vital and unique perspective on a pressing contemporary tragedy.

Click here to view “Methland” on Amazon.

Winter’s Bone – Daniel Woodrell

Winter's Bone - Books about Meth and Crystal Meth Addiction
Summary
Ree Dolly’s father has skipped bail on charges that he ran a crystal meth lab, and the Dollys will lose their house if he doesn’t show up for his next court date. With two young brothers depending on her, 16-year-old Ree knows she has to bring her father back, dead or alive. Living in the harsh poverty of the Ozarks, Ree learns quickly that asking questions of the rough Dolly clan can be a fatal mistake. But, as an unsettling revelation lurks, Ree discovers unforeseen depths in herself and in a family network that protects its own at any cost.

Click here to view “Winter’s Bone” on Amazon.

Please comment below if you want to add books about meth addiction to the this list!

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Author: S. C. Sterling

Scott is originally from Portland, OR and moved to Denver, CO at the age of thirteen. He is the author of Teenage Degenerate and 33 Percent Rockstar. His writing is strongly influenced by music, sports and pop-culture.