In his first book, author Jason Smith explores the depravity and desperation required to maintain an opiate addiction so fierce, he finds himself jumping continents to avoid jail time and learns the hard way that some demons cannot be outrun. While teaching in Europe, he meets a prostitute who secures drugs for him at the dangerous price of helping out the Russian mafia; in China, he gets his Percocet and Xanax fix but terrifies a crowd of children and parents at his job in the process; and in Mexico, Smith thought a Tijuana jail cell would be the perfect place to kick his Fentanyl habit, but soon realizes that the power of addiction is stronger than his desire to escape it. The Bitter Taste of Dying paints a portrait of the modern day drug addict with clarity and refreshing honesty. With a gritty mixture of self-deprecation and light-hearted confessional, Smith's memoir deftly describes the journey into the harrowing depths of addiction and demonstrates the experience of finally being released from it. Jason is a great writer who's clearly done the life-destroying research that I can relate to. This is the voice of a new generation of drug addicts. - Jerry Stahl, NY Times bestselling author of Permanent Midnight and Happy Mutant Baby Pills
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Jason Smith
ISBN-13
9780996402002
eBay Product ID (ePID)
216822944
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Bitter Taste of Dying
Author
Jason Elisha Smith
Format
Paperback
Topic
Memorials, Coping with Illness
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
210 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
272g
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