| Author/Contributor(s): | Hansen, Tom; Beaudoin, Sean |
| Publisher: | Soft Skull |
| Date: | 3/14/2017 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
In American Junkie, Tom Hansen maps his heroin addiction, from the promise of a young life to the prison of a mattress, from budding musician to broken down junkie, drowning in syringes and cigarette butts, shooting heroin into wounds the size of softballs, and ultimately, a ride to a hospital for a six-month stay and a painful self-discovery that cuts down to the bone. Through it all he never really loses his step, never lets go of his smarts, and always projects quintessential American reason, humor, and hope to make a story not only about drugs, but a compelling study of vulnerability and toughness.