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Chris Thrall was born in Kent, UK. At eighteen, he joined the Royal Marine Commandos. Following active service in the Northern Ireland Conflict and training in Arctic warfare and survival, he earned his parachutist’s ‘wings’ and went on to serve as part of a high-security detachment onboard an aircraft carrier.

In 1995, Chris moved to Hong Kong to oversee the Asia-Pacific expansion of a successful network-marketing operation he’d built, part-time, while serving in the Forces. Less than a year later, he was homeless, hooked on crystal methamphetamine and working for the 14K, Hong Kong's largest triad crime family, as a doorman in Wanchai's infamous red-light district.

Eating Smoke, a humorous yet deeply moving first book, is his account of wh...more


Chris Thrall’s warning to anyone tempted to use the horror drug

Chris Thrall. Author of 'Eating Smoke'


By AMY JONES The Sun


WHEN handsome young Marine Chris Thrall left the Forces to move to Hong Kong, he expected to make his fortune.


But within months he was homeless, alone and fighting an enemy more dangerous than anything he faced serving his country — crystal meth.


Chris almost lost his sanity and his life after becoming addicted t...

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Eating Smoke: One Man's Des...
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Description: One Man's Descent into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland

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“Now, I don’t think I’m a stupid guy. I’m just an average guy who does
stupid things.”
Chris Thrall, Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland

“He puffed out his pigeon chest and waddled across the room towards me. With his feet pointing outwards, he looked like a fat duck with a grievance.”
Chris Thrall, Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland

“The clown was an evil one. They’re either good or bad, and this one was definitely the latter.”
Chris Thrall, Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland

“Now, I don’t think I’m a stupid guy. I’m just an average guy who does
stupid things.”
Chris Thrall, Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland

“He puffed out his pigeon chest and waddled across the room towards me. With his feet pointing outwards, he looked like a fat duck with a grievance.”
Chris Thrall, Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland

“The clown was an evil one. They’re either good or bad, and this one was definitely the latter.”
Chris Thrall, Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland

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