Opium Eating An Autobiographical Sketch by an Habituate offers a poignant and unflinching exploration of the authors descent into opium addiction during the 19th century a period marked by burgeoning debates around addiction and the nature of pleasure Written in a confessional style the narrative reveals the paradox of opiumAiits initial allure and eventual entrapmentAimirroring the Romantic eraAos fascination with both the sublime and the self-d...