Addict

"e;A gripping, illuminating book . . . Dr. Stein is drawn, in an almost Sherlock Holmesian way, toward trying to fathom and analyze addicts' behavior. . . . hauntingly and successfully, Stein lets readers make a doctor's experiences their own."e; - New York Times"e;Beautifully told [with] great insight, empathy and compassion."e; Abraham Verghese, author of The Tennis Partner, My Own Country, and Cutting for StoneThe Addict is the powerful and revealing narrative of Dr. Michael Stein's year-long treatment of a young woman addicted to Vicodin. Dr. Stein has followed up his award winning book The Lonely Patient with "e;a useful, sensible, and often inspiring guide to how the medical profession does and should treat the sick, and the sick at heart."e; (Francine Prose, O magazine)