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The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Depression and Mental Illness
561 books — 486 voters
Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren HoughGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenProzac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Unsettling Memoirs & Biographies
530 books — 377 voters

Trainspotting by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Scar Tissue by Anthony KiedisJunky by William S. BurroughsNaked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Addicts
271 books — 350 voters
Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsProzac Nation by Elizabeth WurtzelFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonJunky by William S. BurroughsThe Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx
Drug Memoir A List
171 books — 203 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathWithout MAlice by Amesbury Clarke1984 by George OrwellFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Day the Music Died by Blair Evans
BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL READS
124 books — 139 voters
Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud by Scott StevensLiquid Comfort - A Surf Story by Cheryl Lee PetroGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksThe Porn Detective by Stevie TurnerOpiate Addiction - The Painkiller Addiction Epidemic, Heroin ... by Taite Adams
Top 13 ADDICTION Books
58 books — 110 voters

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniImpulse by Ellen HopkinsTainted Shadows by Kendrick SimsCut by Patricia McCormickAsylum by Madeleine Roux
Young Adult Psychiatric Hospitals
102 books — 95 voters
The Addiction Manifesto by Jerry WeaverThe Craving Brain by W. Anderson Spickard Jr.The Drug Users Bible by Dominic Milton TrottClean by David SheffThe Bench by Joel Elston
Addiction & Recovery (Non-Fiction Books Only)
66 books — 94 voters

The Addiction Manifesto by Jerry WeaverRaising the Bottom by Lisa BoucherThe Bench by Joel ElstonOpiate Addiction - The Painkiller Addiction Epidemic, Heroin ... by Taite AdamsThe Joey Song by Sandra Swenson
Books On Recovery From Addiction
53 books — 87 voters
Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud by Scott StevensA Forest of Doors by L.A. MuseThe Craving Brain by W. Anderson Spickard Jr.Opiate Addiction - The Painkiller Addiction Epidemic, Heroin ... by Taite AdamsWhy Don't They JUST QUIT? by Joe Herzanek
Help for families trying to cope with alcoholism and addiction
39 books — 85 voters

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonCut by Patricia McCormickSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonCrank by Ellen Hopkins
YA Problem Novels
141 books — 81 voters
The Addiction Manifesto by Jerry WeaverHow to Grow an Addict by J.A. WrightRaising the Bottom by Lisa BoucherThe Long Weekend by Ross LennonThe Bench by Joel Elston
Dealing with Addiction
57 books — 78 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksI Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Hannah GreenThat Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. HintonSteffie Can't Come Out to Play by Fran Arrick
Classic Teens in Trouble
268 books — 70 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Best Books to Help Overcome
46 books — 59 voters

Cougar Hunt by Cherime MacFarlaneAddictarium by Nicole D'SettēmiAgain the Magic by Lisa KleypasSimply Irresistible by Rachel GibsonThe Birthday Present by Lizzy Grey
Addiction Romances
84 books — 37 voters
Into Great Silence by Eva SaulitisDeath at SeaWorld by David KirbyOrca by Erich HoytBeneath the Surface by John HargroveThe Killer Whale Who Changed the World by Mark Leiren-Young
Cetaceans: An Addiction
69 books — 33 voters

Faith & Funnies by Robert D Dean30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyThe Three O’Clock Calls by Tom SmithAll Is Well by Matin Miryeganeh
Memoirs About Finding Faith in Tragedy
4 books — 23 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainI'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. by John DonovanA Door Near Here by Heather QuarlesRules of the Road by Joan BauerFrancesca, Baby by Joan L. Oppenheimer
Alcoholic Parent
196 books — 21 voters

One Breath at a Time by Kevin GriffinLoving the Present by Sarah Huxtable MohrTHE LAUNDRY LISTS WORKBOOK Integrating Our Laundry List Trait... by ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICSThe Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat HanhAlcoholics Anonymous by Alcoholics Anonymous
Spiritual Recovery Books
56 books — 10 voters
Beyond the Fountain of Youth by Julian Robert Gershon Jr.Chasing the Scream by Johann HariIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor MatéOn the Run by Alice GoffmanThe Mirror Problem by Gari Johnson
This Mess We've Made
18 books — 7 voters

The Drug Users Bible [Extended Edition] by Dominic Milton TrottThe Doors of Perception by Aldous HuxleyRevenge by Arthur PorgesTell Your Children by Alex BerensonDopesick by Beth Macy
Recreational Drugs In Fact And Fiction
55 books — 7 voters
My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi NagataThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyTrouble Girls by Julia Lynn RubinDare Me by Megan AbbottBonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan
Reads like HBO's Euphoria
45 books — 7 voters

Deep Listening by Emily KasrielLetting go of Toxic Relationships by Karen CrehanThe Child I Left Behind by Anjalia McGoldrickEmpowering Relationships by Shakti DurgaWhole Again by Jackson MacKenzie
Toxic Relationships and Dysfunctional Families - Nonfiction Guides on Survival and Recovery
41 books — 7 voters
Cultish by Amanda MontellThe Minds of Boys by Michael GurianA Year Unplugged by Sharael KolbergDigital Madness by Nicholas KardarasShe Dreams in Blue Light by A.R. Malecki
Screen addiction, phone addiction, social media addiction
28 books — 5 voters

If a Chessman Were a Word by Craig ConleyThe Comic Dictionary by L.A. MorganLullabies for Suffering by Mark MatthewsThe Oxford Dictionary Slanders, by J. M. WyllieThe Deeper Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams
Turns Out, The Zebra Did It
107 books — 3 voters
Deep Listening by Emily KasrielBereaved Parents Consoled by John ThorntonHow to Endure the Loss of a Child by Atlantic Publishing Group IncMessenger by Jeni StepanekAn Unseen Angel by Alissa Parker
Parents in Mourning - Nonfiction books on outliving your children, loss, support and recovery
11 books — 3 voters

December by Linda Oatman HighThe Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiereHappy Holidays, Jessi by Ann M. MartinThe Little Match Girl by Hans Christian AndersenThe Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
Tragic Christmas Stories
56 books — 2 voters
Scenes of Subjection by Saidiya HartmanSick Woman Theory by Johanna HedvaMeeting the Universe Halfway by Karen BaradQueer by Meg-John BarkerExile and Pride by Eli Clare
Whitney's Heaven: On Gender, Queerness, and Mothers
36 books — 1 voter

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