Taster of Madness. The Path of a Drug Addict from Pleasure to Irreversible Consequences

A diligent schoolgirl gradually sliding into addiction and hiding from even her parents that she has long been addicted to drugs.
A young man for whom a ten-day cocaine marathon ended with a stroke, saved only by the help of doctors.
A girl whose eyesight was forever and irreversibly changed after one fun party with friends and substances.
A group of young and creative people whose search for enlightenment and new sensations turns into a real nightmare.

"Taster of Madness" is real stories of people who managed to survive in their struggle with drugs and addiction, although none of them managed to come out of it without serious losses. In the book, they honestly tell why they decided to try dangerous substances, how drugs divided their lives into 'before' and 'after' and to what terrible consequences this led.

"Julia Kotenko's book illustrates the horror of drug addiction using specific examples. Here, without embellishments and exaggerations, is shown the life path of people who could still be living, raising children and grandchildren, contributing to the family and country, but became a link in this chain of drug business, dying in the prime of their life. The book will be interesting and useful for everyone, regardless of age, occupation, gender, and education. The truth is sometimes bitter, but one must look at the threat to their existence with wide-open eyes." — ALEKSEY RESHETUN, forensic expert, author of popular books and the blog @mossudmed

"I read the book in one go. As one of the survivors in the Land of Doses, I recognized myself in each story. This shows the classic path, from youthful curiosity about soft drugs to the inevitable finale, where you are already an adult on your knees before the wreckage of your own life. Julia emerged victorious from the drug struggle. I respect her for the courage to write so openly about her past; not everyone would dare to do so. For me, this book is about the fact that there is a way out... and also... thanks to this book, I once again noted with a smile how wonderful it is that all this is in the past... and we are free!" — SVYAT BELOY, entrepreneur, personal growth coach, author of the book "Only Hell Was Below."