First part in a gripping collection of easy read stories. Speedballing follows the story of Carl, who was once a well educated and promising medical student, but life got too complicated and like most, drugs seemed the answer. This threw his whole life out of control, or so he thought. He had support and friends, but the drugs always came first. Finally, after running for so long, he found a way to control his addiction. The cure however came with more sinister implications, introducing new beings into his life. Were they aliens or hallucinations? He did not truly know until it was too late, leaving him wishing he had never taken it. At least his addiction only hurt himself, that he could have lived with.