Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines

Nic Sheff's memoir recounts his struggle with drug addiction beginning in childhood. He first became drunk at age eleven and subsequently used pot, cocaine, Ecstasy, crystal meth, and heroin. Despite his escalating substance use, Sheff believed he could quit whenever he chose. A violent relapse during a summer in California changed this perspective. Sheff describes his addiction with raw honesty, detailing his descent into the mental and physical depths of drug dependency. The narrative portrays a person in conflict with his past, his family, his substance use, and himself. While the account is heartbreaking, it ultimately conveys a message of hope through his path toward recovery.