Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction is a father's account of his son's addiction to crystal meth.
David Sheff is a graduate of University of California, Berkely, and he is a renowned american author. He has written for The New York Times, Playboy, Wired, And Fortune, as well as several books: Game Over, China Dawn, All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Beautiful Boy is his memoir, about the struggles he went through while his son battled with his addiction to methamphetamine's, and the lies and covers he had to tell his younger kids, and how it strained his relationship with his wife. His son's addiction became his addiction as he did his research on the drug and he became addicted to trying to help his son, and how it absorbed him, pulling him from his wife, kids, and work. Sheff relives his past experiences, having his house burglarised, wallet emptied by his own son, living in fear that the next phone call would be a death notice about his son, and the multiple stints of rehab that his son went through, and how time after time treatment failed him. Sheff goes into a good amoutn of detail about the pharmacology and physical effects behind Crystal Methamphetamine's. This book is a sad story but a good read detailing one mans experience with what is becoming one of the most dangerous and prevalent street drugs available.
His Son, Nic Sheff tells his own side of the story in Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
David Sheff is a graduate of University of California, Berkely, and he is a renowned american author. He has written for The New York Times, Playboy, Wired, And Fortune, as well as several books: Game Over, China Dawn, All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Beautiful Boy is his memoir, about the struggles he went through while his son battled with his addiction to methamphetamine's, and the lies and covers he had to tell his younger kids, and how it strained his relationship with his wife. His son's addiction became his addiction as he did his research on the drug and he became addicted to trying to help his son, and how it absorbed him, pulling him from his wife, kids, and work. Sheff relives his past experiences, having his house burglarised, wallet emptied by his own son, living in fear that the next phone call would be a death notice about his son, and the multiple stints of rehab that his son went through, and how time after time treatment failed him. Sheff goes into a good amoutn of detail about the pharmacology and physical effects behind Crystal Methamphetamine's. This book is a sad story but a good read detailing one mans experience with what is becoming one of the most dangerous and prevalent street drugs available.
His Son, Nic Sheff tells his own side of the story in Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
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