Recovery & Codependency

Here's a deep dive into the evolutionary roots of humanity's appetite for intoxication. Why do humans want to get high in the first place?

'This book could save your life' John Crace

'An unblinking account of living with - and more importantly, beyond - addiction. Brave, clear-eyed and inspiring' John Niven

Cathryn Kemp was a successful travel journalist who was struck down by a life-threatening illness. After four years of operations and mis-diagnoses she left hospital with a repeat prescription for a painkiller 100 times stronger than heroin. Within 2 years she was taking more than 10 times the NHS maximum, all on prescription.