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Beautiful boy : a father's journey through his son's addiction / David Sheff.
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- ISBN: 9780618683352
- ISBN: 0618683356
- Physical Description: 326 p. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2008.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-324).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Stay up late -- His drug of choice -- Whatever -- If only -- Never any knowing -- Epilogue.
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Smithers Public Library | VAN60360441175091 (Text) | BS60360441175091 | ON ORDER | Volume hold | On order | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
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. - Baker & Taylor
The story of one teenager's descent into methamphetamine addiction is told from his father's point-of-view, describing how a varsity athlete, honor student, and award-winning journalist became addicted to the dangerous drug, its impact on his family, the attempts at rehab, and the journey past addiction. - HoughtonWhat had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family?What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff âs journey through his son Nicâs addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. 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 subtle warning signs: the denial, the 3 A.M. phone calls (is it Nic? the police? the hospital?), the rehabs.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.