Confessions of an English Opium-Eater"
is a groundbreaking and influential autobiographical work by Thomas De Quincey. In it, De Quincey describes his experiences with opium addiction, which he began in his youth, and the psychological and emotional effects it had on him. The work blends memoir, philosophical reflection, and literary flair, making it one of the earliest and most vivid accounts of drug addiction in English literature.