reading the harrowing and amazing account of steve martin's confession as he descends into opium addiction, extremely well written, filled pathos, quite harrowing and in parts very funny. he started of as an antique dealer specialising in opium paraphernalia but crosses the line and begins using. so far i'm hooked to the words as he describes withdrawals from his dreaming states where the dreams were real to him, as he returns to his putrid room where he attempts to cold turkey and reconciles it may kill him.

anyway don't waste time, go read it, the writing style is excellent and i know you will be pulled into the nightmare of this modern narrative on the powers of a plant and how it can ensnare the user and keep them in it's clutches with its offers of narcotic temptation and sublimation. not a plant to play with.