| Edition |
First Mariner Books edition |
| Description |
340 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-338). |
| Summary |
"Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets. David Sheff traces the first warning signs: the denial, the three a.m. phone calls--is it Nic? the police? the hospital? His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself, and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on Nic. Beautiful boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Contents |
Stay up late -- His drug of choice -- Whatever -- If only -- Never any knowing -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
The story of one teenager's descent into methamphetamine addiction is told from his father's point of view, describing how a varsity athlete and honor student became addicted to the dangerous drug and its impact on his family. |
| Subject |
Drug abuse -- Treatment -- California.
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Methamphetamine abuse -- Treatment -- California.
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Children of divorced parents -- California.
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Sheff, David.
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Sheff, Nic.
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| ISBN |
9780547203881 (paperback) |
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0547203888 (paperback) |
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9781442072510 (Follettbound) |
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1442072512 (Follettbound) |
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