Tweak
There are a lot of books and movies about drug addiction and the toll it takes on a person and on their family. Many of these are fiction or biographies about another person. Nic Sheff's book Tweak is his autobiographical account of how he grew up in a household which allowed him to become dependent on drugs and alcohol, although the parents were not directly involved, and how it impacted his adult choices. Further it shows the lie that a lot of addicts tell themselves; namely, that they are in control of their actions and that they can quit their drug of choice whenever they want to. In reality, an addict always has the chance and indeed the likelihood of relapsing unless they go about overcoming their addiction in the proper way. This book is very powerful because it shows how a child's development and what their parents do impact their children and also how those experiences impact the adult addict. Sheff's book would probably make a lot of people uncomfortable because...
Because of his early exposure to alcohol and then to drugs, he became more involved in drug use. Statistics back up what he asserts. The earlier a child is exposed to drugs and alcohol, the greater the likelihood that they themselves will have a substance abuse problem by the time they reach adulthood. If you start drinking at eleven, then it is likely you start smoking soon after that. Then, as in Sheff's case, you experiment more and more. Eventually, Sheff was using pot, cocaine, pills, and finally methamphetamines and heroin.
Meth is the drug of choice and the one that Sheff struggles the most with. It is a horrible drug which destroys your gums and teeth and skin because you are putting harsh chemicals into your body which are not natural. What is…
