About This Book
A collection of short narratives portraying people who use morphine, detailing physical dependence, self-inflicted injuries, and the ritualized acts of administration set against social surroundings such as funerary rites. The stories examine interior experience, the drug's allure and relief, and the moral ambivalence of relatives and caregivers, tracing medical, social, and emotional consequences of addiction. Sensory detail—light, scent, bodily sensation—pervades scenes and shows how dependence reshapes routines, relationships, and perceptions of mortality.
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