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Substance Abuse (Teen & Young Adult › Personal Health, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Substance Abuse (Teen & Young Adult › Personal Health, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 23 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Personal Health (136), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Substance Abuse best sellers
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Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
by Nic Sheff
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,021
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Teenage Degenerate: A Memoir that Explores the Depths of Methamphetamine and Drug Addiction
by S. C. Sterling
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews580
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Hey, Kiddo: A Graphic Novel
by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,542
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Lost Boy: Special Edition (The Puck Boys of Brooks University)
by Hannah Gray
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews63
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You Rule The Way: A Story of Addiction, Identity and Becoming The Man God Called Me to Be
by Matthew Fleming
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews41
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The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens: Updated for the Digital Age
by Sean Covey
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,198
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Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.
by Christiane F.
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews760
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Chasing Control: From Bottle to Death to Life
by Kyle Layne
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews40
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Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition
by Karen Blumenthal
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews133
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Last Call: A Memoir
by Nancy L. Carr
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews619
FAQ
Is Substance Abuse a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 23 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Substance Abuse?
The median best seller has 23 reviews, and 74% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Substance Abuse best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Substance Abuse?
7% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.