"Junk is not, like alcohol or a weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life." In this complete and unexpurgated edition of Burroughs" famous book, he depicts the addict"s life: his hallucinations, his ghostly noctural wanderings, his strange sexuality and his hunger for the needle. "Junky" remains one of the most accurate and mesmerising account of addiction ever written.