Tweak

Growing Up on Methamphetamines

By: Nic Sheff

Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia

Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age 11. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise.

In writing that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. As we watch Nic plunge the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, he paints a picture of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself.

You can also hear Nic's father's perspective in his memoir: Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey through His Son's Meth Addiction.©2007 Nic Sheff (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Garcia delivers a strong and commanding reading that perfectly expresses the rawness of Sheff's most personal recollections….Endlessly memorable." (AudioFile Magazine)

"Garcia becomes Sheff, offering a gritty and raw performance that demonstrates just how dire the circumstances surrounding Sheff's existence really were." (Publishers Weekly)

I identified with almost every word...

this book is amazing!!! so many times throughout the book i felt like i was listening to myself telling my own story... i can't wait to read his next one!

Great to listen to

This has been a really great book to listen to while working during quarantine. It’s not an action movie per se, with loads of drama. It just feels more real, and the narrator voice is great and relaxing to. This was also good to listen to during workouts to keep my heart rate stabile.

Well written

At times I wanted to hate the author. but the book is so well written feel like I was in his mind and experiencing some things with him.

thanks for sharing hope you are doing well.

Relatable

I love how real Nic makes this for us to understand. I felt like I was actually there with him. being an addict myself it was tough to hear.

couldn't stop listening

I loved the feel of this book. nic made it feel like we were right there with him going through it as he did