The first part was kind of tedious for me, in that it was recollections of the good part of the boy's childhood. I just wanted to read about the addiction. Once the book finally got to talking about addiction, it was pretty interesting and informative. This book thoroughly covers all angles of what it's like being a parent in this situation. It was good. ( )

I have given this book to several people as a gift. I thought it was an incredibly powerful story about a father struggling with his son's substance addictions. This book has inspired several people in my life to attend their first ALANON meeting to gain support for addiction in their own families. ( )

This memoir is haunting. Sheff clearly has a deep and palpable love for his family that he is able to articulate beautifully. Most of the book focuses on his son Nic's descent into a horrendous crystal meth addiction and struggle for normality, but he frequently talks about his other family members and himself too. This makes the book more than a look at addiction, but also a exquisite study of a family. He has a gift of capturing the experiences that make us human . . . he sure made me feel the pain of having a drug addicted child.

This is perhaps one of those books that should be a must-read for all parents. It certainly shows the power of addictions and how they can take over people in a way you'd never expect. My only criticism is that at times he is overly wordy. Writing this book was obviously therapeutic for him, but I think his editor should have been a bit sterner. Minor complaint though, I highly recommend this.

His son, who was sober at the time of publication, has also written his side of the story. I must now read this, because Nic disappears for huge periods during this story, and you don't know what he's doing (other than being a stoned wreck). I love hearing two sides to a story, so Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines, by Nic Sheff, is now high on my TBR list. ( )

I listened to this book on audio CD and found it to be a very honest and moving story.

The author is the father of an addict, and in this memoir he tries to come to grips with his son's drug problem. He chronicles his son's life thus far in a very open and honest way. Revealing to the reader what seems to have been a normal childhood with very loving and caring, yet divorced, parents. As almost any father would do, the author examines everything he did and could have done to prevent his son's addiction. Only to find that he was at no point in control of the situation.

This book doesn't claim to be a How-To book and there is no neat conclusion at the end. Some people might take comfort in reading this story and some people might end up feeling a little hopeless.

The only definite conclusion that you come away with, after reading this book is: There isn't much one can do to keep another person from becoming addicted- whether their drug of choice are cigarettes, alcohol, food or hard drugs. To quote from the book "You didn't Cause it. You can't Control it. And you can't Cure it." ( )

Everyone who works with children, has children, grandchildren,etc., should read this book in order to understand drug addiction and the love for a child. My awareness of just how the entire ordeal plays out from beginning to end was heightened with information. It was one of the best books I have ever read and intend to read again. The author's son also wrote a book, "Tweak" that I want to read as well. ( )