Trainspotting (1996) accurately depicts the trials and tribulations of heroin addiction and likewise in varying degrees of all types of addiction.

Rating: 9/10 (25 November 2001)

WARNING - POSSIBLE SPOILERS HEREIN.
This movie is commendable, if nothing else, for its honesty.
It depicts a recovering heroin addicted individual's sincere attempt to maintain his old friendships, after he had changed himself. Like attracts like, therefore, when one changes, like will then be attracting dislike, or its opposite, until it likewise makes adjustments therein.
As the main character's female friend advised him, "You've got to find something new", he partially did so, but failed to cut all of the strings, resulting in more addictive-like behaviours and his submission to his conditional friend (the friend's conditions) allowing himself, his life, and his home to be victimized.
A key phrase in the movie was made by the star, "For the first time in my idle life, I was almost content". Some valid theories on addiction are that addicts come into the world in a state of restlessness, irritability, and discontent.
The movie closes on a positive note with the main character's statements: "The truth is I am a bad person. But that's going to change. I'm going to change. This is the last of that sort of thing. I'm cleaning up and I'm moving on; going straight and choosing life".
An overall positive movie illustrating the difficulties some individuals have with acceptance of life in the everyday, ordinary 3-D reality.