The most popular addiction books of 2023

Books about addiction tell stories of dependence on alcohol, drugs, gambling and more. They show the pull of the habit, the damage to family and work, and the hard road of recovery. Novels and memoirs here are unsparing and often deeply hopeful, written by people who know. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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One Pill Killed
Cover of One Pill Killed

One Pill Killed

Normandy D. Piccolo

Published 2023

59 pages

No Addict Left Behind
Cover of No Addict Left Behind

No Addict Left Behind

Joey Pagano MSW LSW CRS, Scott A. Cook Mph

Published 2023

132 pages

Review of Four CARA Programs and Preparing for Future Evaluations
Cover of Review of Four CARA Programs and Preparing for Future Evaluations

Review of Four CARA Programs and Preparing for Future Evaluations

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on the Review of Specific Programs in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, Kathleen Stratton

Published 2023

234 pages