Addict
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Addict is a memoir by Stephen Smith, who left a comfortable home at fourteen and drifted into London's underworld. Drawn into organised crime and the easy money that came with it, he soon found himself caught in a serious amphetamine habit. As the drug took hold, he spent more than five years sleeping in shop doorways, until an unexpected turn offered him a way out.
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The account is set against the hard criminal life of London in the 1960s, and it aims to show how some young people are led toward crime and dependence. The book has been translated into four languages and has built a devoted following in several countries.
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