addiction n. the condition of being abnormally dependent on some habit, esp. compulsive dependency on narcotic drugs What is this craving that comes to overpower all else? What is it like to be in the grip of an addiction, and how does it feel to get straight? Editors Crozier and Lane invited ten writers to share their experiences with addiction. The result is a book about recovery, but it is much more than that: with its refreshing honesty, poignant soul-searching and arresting writing, it is a potent concoction that will have readers hooked from the very first page.