What is junkie love

By: Amber van de Bunt. Leaving behind a nightmarish college experience, year-old Nicole and her best friend Eric escape their home of Bangor, Maine to start a new life in Boston. Fragile and scared, Nicole desperately seeks a new beginning to help erase her past. But there is something besides freedom waiting for her in the shadows - a drug that will make every day a nightmare.

By: Marni Mann. His music could have made Damien Cantwell the star of his generation. But living fast has its consequences, and Damien soon finds himself spiraling into a dark world full of unfettered debauchery and brutal violence. By: Ryan Leone. To the world, the husband and wife team of Chris and Susie McColl are always making others laugh and are living life out loud on social media.

As transparent as they are, there has been a hidden dark side to their story that needs to be told. Take the journey with them and see how anybody can be prey to this awful disease. By: Susie McColl , and others. Sweet Melissa is an ongoing memoir series. It is the author's story about her lifelong struggle with addiction to heroin, her downward spiral towards self destruction, and finally her recovery. Follow the author down the dark path of substance abuse and the lifestyle that goes with it.

In book one, the author gets involved with prostitution and drugs. By: Susan Segovia-Munoz. From the cow fields of Connecticut to the streets of San Francisco, Joe Clifford's Junkie Love traverses the lost highways of America, down the rocky roads of mental illness to the dead ends of addiction.

Based on Clifford's own harrowing experience with drugs as a rock 'n' roll wannabe in the s, the audiobook draws on the best of Kerouac and the Beats, injecting a heavy dose of pulp fiction as it threads a rollicking narrative through a doomed love triangle, lit up by the many strange characters he meets along the way.

Part road story, part resurrection tale, Junkie Love finds a way to laugh in one's darkest hour, while never abandoning its heart in search of a home. How to begin??? Incredibly well written and expertly narrated by Timothy McKean. Junkie Love is not the typical romantic love story but a hard-core look at life thru the eyes of an addict.

Their relationships with addiction, those they love, those who love them, and everyone in-between, including themselves. My eyes have been opened to the enormous involvedness of addiction and my heart aches for all who are touched by it. I recommend this book to absolutely everyone…. This book was crazy and intense. Definitely lets you look inside of a addicts mind on how he or she thinks.

Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting usually takes more than good intentions or a strong will, sadly.

I guess if it was easy, we wouldn't have any addicts around. I loved learning how he thought, and how it was all about his next high. It didn't matter what the costs were. The story was excellent with a few gross parts. It really takes you deep into their mindset. I would highly recommend this book to anybody. Especially to those that would love to know more about how addiction works and how they think.

This is an easy listen in the nonclinical setting, easy-to-follow, and a real-life story. This one was difficult for me to hear because, like so many other people today, someone I love very much has fallen headfirst down the rabbit hole of heroin addiction. Otherwise, it is very well written and expertly narrated. Joe Clifford's Junkie Love held up a magic mirror to me, so that I might grasp the guilt, the inner turmoil, and the neverending chase an addict undergoes with the dawning of each new day.

I very much appreciate the sharing and telling of this very personal story, even when the rawness of Clifford's experience scraped over my soul like sandpaper in a fresh wound. I needed to hear it -- all of it. Because what if the addict in my life doesn't live long enough to get clean and share their own story? I was provided a free copy of this audiobook by the narrator. Many thanks to the narrator for this opportunity!

If you could sum up Junkie Love in three words, what would they be? What A Story!!! What did you like best about this story? The honesty of the author. And, of course that the author landed on the other side alive. The narration was perfect. I had to keep reminding myself that it was not the author doing the narration. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? It is definitely a hard, gruelling read that had me in tears a several times but gosh it touched my heart.

I could feel his pain, his anguish and his longing fo I don't think words can really tell you how epic this book is. I could feel his pain, his anguish and his longing for real love. Personally, I am privileged that Joe divulged and shared his experiences and accounts with us through his writing. Working with heroin addicts on a daily basis, I know how hard it is for people to recognise this, admit it and 'want' to get over it. Some of the descriptions had me wincing digging the needle into the neck through scar tissue ouch!

And others had me gagging and thinking 'Jesus Christ' mice dropping! My only teeny weeny criticism would be, I would have liked to have had a paragraph or two at the end letting us know how Joe is getting along now - though I don't think you can call this a criticism really, can you? Sep 23, Michelle Isler rated it it was amazing.

I never forgot that book, until I read Clifford's book. This book cuts deep because we all have that romantic interest in living Kerouac's life and living for the moment.

Honestly, it gripped my heart and would not let go. Do not get me wrong, Clifford can write and keep you mesmerized with his words and story. The story God, the story was so good. It built up to a climax that had me wanting to grab him and scream it was not worth it. Just get off that freaking merry-go-round. Yes, it was easy to sit in my chair and frantically turn the pages to see what would happen and if he would survive this crazy life.

My only complaint is why I did not read this book sooner. View 2 comments. Mar 27, Sarah rated it it was amazing. It was hard to put this book down once I started.

The writing is both gritty and unforgettably lyrical and I felt transported to s San Francisco, like I was right there in the seedy shooting ga It was hard to put this book down once I started.

The writing is both gritty and unforgettably lyrical and I felt transported to s San Francisco, like I was right there in the seedy shooting gallery called Hepatitis Heights. His relationships with Cathy and Amy were heart-breaking, comical, and explosive.

I could feel the insane animal-like intensity with each of the women. May 25, Gordon rated it it was amazing. I'd feel less guilty for liking this book so much were it not true. Two sittings were all it took, pages humming by. Some passages are matter-of-fact, while others are more fanciful literary flights I'll let you guess which are about scrapping for dope versus shooting it. It's an apt title, as Clifford often equates or conflates his heroin highs with those of female affections any given week.

Some protagonists frustrate me with their endless failings to do the right thing until it's too late i I'd feel less guilty for liking this book so much were it not true.

Some protagonists frustrate me with their endless failings to do the right thing until it's too late in the story, but I had no such issue here, knowing that junkies never really kick, tempering my expectations and leaving them open for anything to happen. Junkie Love will surprise you both in its depths and heights of human behavior. Jun 13, Rory Costello rated it it was amazing. I started this book around 8 in the evening That's how compelling I found Joe Clifford's story.

You can enjoy it on many levels: there's the horror of his former life, an unsparing chronicle of descent and collateral damage. There's the bizarre strain of horror-comedy that's woven into the best of these stories -- I thought of Jerry Stahl's "Permanent Midnight" which Clifford has acknowledged as a favori I started this book around 8 in the evening There's the bizarre strain of horror-comedy that's woven into the best of these stories -- I thought of Jerry Stahl's "Permanent Midnight" which Clifford has acknowledged as a favorite.

There's a kind of gutter poetry here too. And finally there's the redemption: Joe Clifford has beaten the long odds against recovery and established himself as a writer and editor who brings enjoyment to many readers through his work. May 15, Jeffrey rated it it was amazing. Junkie Love is an odyssey through the gutter that pulls addiction up by the roots to reveal its blackened and twisted tendrils.

The tell-it-like-it-was prose is like being thrust into the ring with a heavy weight champ and attempting to dodge precisely timed fists; Clifford gets you up against the ropes with the dark poetic beauty of his words and makes it impossible to catch your breath or tear your eyes away. And although there are plenty of gritty war stories about injecting mouse shit, scams Junkie Love is an odyssey through the gutter that pulls addiction up by the roots to reveal its blackened and twisted tendrils.

Apr 13, Holly West rated it it was amazing. It's compelling and heartbreaking, and sometimes horrifyingly funny, but ultimately, it's hopeful. Clifford is a masterful writer, adept at using precisely the right words to immerse you in a world so vivid it has you cringing every time he searches for a vein.

Sep 04, Angel rated it it was amazing. In a single, potentially inappropriate word; beautiful. Clifford's talent here is bringing you to ground level with the narrator, and while life experience certainly accounts, it still takes an extreme talent to transport a reader and captivate while said reader would rather turn away.

I honestly can't find better words for this. Buy this book. Read it. Share it with others. Oct 21, Kurt Reichenbaugh rated it really liked it. Love for two women, one a junkie and the other a paranoid schizophrenic, competes with self-loathing and longing for the high.

Parts road novel, an homage to the beats in Desolation Angels and a grunge lullaby. Motels and grocery stores, bridges and alleys, it's not pretty but looking for a good vein and dirty sex has a poetic lure. Jun 12, Paul Greenberg rated it it was amazing. Reading Junkie Love makes you feel like you're rubbernecking a multi car accident on the highway. Then you're in a bathtub filled with water and someone is holding you down by your neck. They finally let go and you spring up.

You can breathe. And the air is great. Jun 10, Hilary rated it it was amazing. Absolutely riveting. Highly recommending this to everyone! Jan 01, Jennifer Nowak rated it it was amazing.

Beautifully written, raw account of the horrific life led by junkies everywhere. As hard as this book was to read; I found it's compelling writing made it even hard to put down! Beginning in his early twenties where following his dreams of art and music led him to San Francisco where began his junket to addiction and ended when at his lowest point after being a homeless junkie he attempted suicide before reaching to find what he needed to make a new start.

The dialogue is as raw as the story as he unapologetically recounts the highs and lows the madness, the people the places and the thieving and scamming that identified more than ten years of his life.

It should be mandatory reading for every high school freshman. Oct 28, Debbie rated it it was amazing Shelves: non-fiction , contemporary , memoir , biograpy. His descent to the bottom is filled with brutal details, as is his crawl back out. Honest to a fault, his skill as a writer threatens to become a habit for the reader.

Sep 06, Justin rated it really liked it Shelves: reread , read-in , read-in-sept , read-in , read-in-oct , point-blank. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Point Blank Podcast Featured Review pointblankpodcast. It's for getting at the truth when the truth isn't sufficient for the truth. This is a story about a character who falls hard for speed and narcotics and nearly dies—more than once—trying to keep it together—to make it to the other side.

And this is also a story about redemption. Most people do not escape the web of addiction. This character did. But like I said this is a story of redemption. Nothing is glorified. Over the course of his addiction, he checks into rehab facilities 17 times before scraping the barrel and committing for the long haul.

This is a novel in fragments. The chronology is broken up, in part because drugs eat at the memory like moths eat cloth, but also, I think the reasoning was to maintain a propulsive narrative. This sets the story off and shows what is at stake.

He had a job, played in a band, got into speed. Did more speed. Got with a girl who did speed. Got married. And then he meet a guy who sold heroin. Most of the novel is set in SF, but there is also a road-trip, lots of sex, and several stints in CT, including the final act when he hits rock bottom. I think this is a great memoir — I mean, novel — one that pulls no punches.

Clifford does well not to glamorize the life he escaped. And though this is not noir the main character is redeemed the writing is seriously hardboiled and some of the scenes are gritty as hell.

Junkie For Love. It was used by daveedope, a Nigerian Hip Hop artiste who raps and sings in his debut track. It's even the title of the track.

When it comes to Lily , nigga forget it I'm a junkie for love. Love Junkie.