Needle of death / text, Paul Hunter ; photographs, M.J. Delaney ; an examination of the British heroin scene, Brenda Jordan/Ken Leech.

"This book is about an eighteen-year-old addict, Chris. Paul Hunter's description of a day of Chris' life and Mike Delaney's photographs of the fix and its aftermath sensitively probe and comment on the reactions and compulsions which drive the addict to find release only in another fix. The last part of the book is an article by Brenda Jordan and Father Ken Leech which objectively examines the whole basis and background of the projected new legislation for dealing with drug addiction."--From cover.