Fame and Fortune: Author Irvine Welsh has first-hand experience of the drug addiction and poverty his gritty novels often deal with. He describes how a bus crash and the Eighties property boom may have saved his life
Trainspotting wouldn't be published now, says Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh: 'I'm the same kind of writer as I am a drinker. I'm a binger', Irvine Welsh
In Trainspotting, (1996) Mikey Forrester, the drug dealer who sells Mark Renton opium suppositories, is played by Irvine Welsh, the author of the original novel -cast-now-pictures/irvine-welsh
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh told off for swearing in 'f****** joke' Twitter row over fuel bill - Daily Record
This Is What Happened to the 'Trainspotting' Generation of Heroin Users
Irvine Welsh: 'I was a heroin addict – then I found buy-to-let
Coming Home Without Moving Forward, Online Only
Irvine Welsh: 'When you get older, it's harder to be a bastard', Irvine Welsh
Trainspotting' author Irvine Welsh: 'People like me can't stay addicted to heroin' - arts24
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