Trainspotting

Twenty-Second of Edinburgh, Mark Renton chose "honest and sincere addiction to nicotine" so he doesn't have to worry about sex, work, or social relationships. He has friends—or better acquaintances—with whom he can swipe, chat idly, drink beer, and get sloshed: they are Sick Boy, provocative provocateurs with oxygenated hair, Begbie, unpredictably violent and drunk, Tommy, who tries to stay out of the heroin game, and Spud, possibly the only one he can trust. Between attempts at detoxification, relapses, and an unexpected hit that could change