Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff

36 reviews

rabidmilfs's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

best book i have ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content

amize123's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

very well written, sad story but is a great read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

applesaucecreachur's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

Before getting into what this book offered, I need to mention the racial descriptions (and unnecessary and inaccurate accents by the audiobook reader), fatphobia, and subtle sexism were all highly offputting. That said, Tweak gives naked insight into one young man's path to, struggle with, and recovery from addiction. I am glad that I read what seems to be an accurate (or at least realistic) account of such an experience. I will carry this with me in my practice as a care-giver. That said, Nic Sheff did not write solely about crime and drug use. He wrote about introspection, spirituality, relationships, meaning, and healing. It may not be a highly necessary book (though maybe D.A.R.E. die-hards would suggest otherwise), but I am grateful nonetheless that I came across it.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Drug use, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Toxic friendship, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Infidelity, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fatphobia and Adult/minor relationship

lacey_wi's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

thalia_gossling's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Self harm

sertralinedreams's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Drug abuse

hannah_m_g's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

Bought this after reading Beautiful Boy (the companion memoir) not expecting to like it as much - I actually enjoyed it more. It's more fast-paced and less repetitive in comparison, reads more like a story, and offers the full picture of what actually happened with Nic. I don't know which I would suggest reading first - Beautiful Boy offers a lot of interesting facts and research into drug addiction and of course the devastating outside perspective of the parent. I would recommend Tweak if you're purely interested in the first-person perspective of addiction. Reading Tweak afterward definitely felt like filling in all of the gaps in David's story. I enjoyed both of them, but feel more connected with Nic's story, though I suspect that is an age/circumstance thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood, Violence, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

katerockreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

spacecadetjess's review

emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

lilyvertrees's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

This book was a lot better than the dad's book Beautiful Boy, and it gave a lot of insight of what the life of a drug addict is really like. Its so horrible to watch Nic destroy his family and his own life, then build it back up, then destroy it again. Emotional rollercoaster

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse