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Violence
Some
Moderate; the violence associated with addiction and its world
Language
A lot
Strong language across the collection
Sexual Content
Some
Significant adult content
Substance Use
Very heavy
Extreme; heroin addiction is the collection's central subject throughout
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Significant; the psychological devastation of addiction is the collection's sustained argument
What this book is about
Antonia Crane's anthology collects stories from writers who know the world of heroin addiction from the inside — literary fiction, memoir, and noir all present in a collection that refuses to sentimentalize its subject. One of the Raw Dog Screaming Press anthologies that takes addiction seriously as literary material.
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Extreme drug use throughout
Strong language
Adult content
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