"Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines" is a raw and honest memoir by Nic Sheff that chronicles his turbulent journey through addiction and recovery. Starting as a seemingly normal teenager, Nic becomes increasingly entangled in the destructive world of methamphetamine use, which spirals into a battle against addiction that affects his family, friends, and sense of self. With gripping detail, he recounts his experiences, highlighting both the highs and the devastating lows of his life on drugs. As he confronts the harsh realities of addiction, Nic's story ultimately serves as a testament to resilience, hope, and the ongoing struggle for redemption. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book features in the following series: Thorndike Literacy Bridge, Thorndike Literacy Bridge Young Adult .

This book is aimed at children at US 10th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 15-18 years.

There are 352 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2018 by Simon & Schuster .

Nic Sheff and his father David Sheff captured a nation of readers with their bestselling memoirs, Tweak and Beautiful Boy . These books explore teen drug addiction from two different points of view: a father's and a son's. Nic currently lives in Los Angeles, California, and writes for TV, including for the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why .