They Made Me an Addict: An American Tale

They Made Me An Addict shows the journey of Moses. A young African American Male who grows up fascinated by the street lifestyle and dismayed at it's tragic results. He decides to write a book about the streets from the inside out. The only way he knows how to do it is to hang with the thugs and do what they do and say what they say. He changes his church upbringing lifestyle to that of a hardcore juvenile delequent. He says when he begins his quest, "I want the blood of the streets to flow through my viens so when I write about it, Motherfuckers can feel it." And we all feel it. As we follow Moses from birth to adult years through the streets of Newark, NJ and the dangerous world of drugs, cool, crime and violence and his quest to make a difference.

Most books about the street lifestyle are written by brothers who grew up in the hood, lived crazy ass lives, survived and decided to write about their exploits. The difference between Bruce and those authors is that he decided to be a writer at the precocious age of 12 before he ventured into the lifestyle. So, he went into the game with writers eyes. Not only did he live the crazy ass lifestyle and survived but he took a break at the age of 17, went to college and got a degree in literature. Then he went back out on the streets, finished living the crazy ass lifestyle, survived (barely) and wrote his novel. This novel is the first of it's kind. Bruce has given his life, soul and blood to this novel.