Alan Levine Character Analysis in Dreamland

A heroin addict from Portland. Levine was a customer of the Xalisco Boys. He lost his legs to frostbite in his forties, so he especially valued the convenience of the Xalisco Boys’ delivery system. Levine eventually got sober and joined the Recovery Association Project (RAP), an advocacy group for recovering addicts. When opiate painkillers became more prevalent, however, he began abusing again.

Alan Levine Character Timeline in Dreamland

The timeline below shows where the character Alan Levine appears in Dreamland. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Alan Levine , a longtime heroin addict, lost his legs to frostbite when he passed out during... (full context)

Pain Management and the Normalization of Narcotics Theme Icon

Back at Alan Levine ’s motel room in Portland, there is a knock on the door: a young Mexican... (full context)

Alan Levine is one of these recruits. By 1998, after five years of being a Xalisco customer,... (full context)

Community as a Remedy to Addiction Theme Icon

...increase in overdoses amidst a medical culture that continued to espouse the benefits of opiates. Alan Levine , who’d been sober for so many years, started taking OxyContin before returning to heroin. (full context)