OPRAH VIDEO: Watch Oprah Show About ‘Beautiful Boy’ on Drugs: A father writes memoir about his son’s addiction to crystal meth, son Nick recovers and writes his own memoir called Tweak…
Oprah has an ‘after the show’ video up about Nick, who was addicted to crystal meth.
David Sheff is the dad, who wrote an article titled “My Addicted Son” for the New York Times Magazine.
That piece got such an amazing response, Sheff later wrote the Beautiful Boy book further detailing his nightmarish obsession with his son Nick, who first got drunk at age 11.
Nick spiraled down into a horrible crystal meth addiction that led him to sell his body for sex, steal from his little brother’s piggy bank and more.
In and out of rehab five times, Nick has been clean and sober for about 2 or 3 years now. Praise God!
(Watching the Oprah show about drug addiction, I kept thinking of Helen Baylor’s cocaine testimony and how her grandmother fasted — drinking only water for two weeks — and prayed and the Lord set Helen free from horrible drug addictions.)
Nic Sheff has written his own memoir called Tweak, which — in light of the James Frey A Million Little Pieces (of lies) debacle — Oprah made sure to read the foreword stating that Tweak was Nic’s best recollection of what happened when he was on drugs.
You couldn’t help but fall in love with Nic and his dad, especially as David recounted the horror of not knowing where his son was for so many nights.
Of how he walked the streets and neglected his new wife and little children during his complete obsession with finding Nic.
Of how he begged Nic to come get in the car with him when Nic looked like the “walking dead” one day.
And I just loved Nic for his complete honesty over how low he sank.
I’m so glad these two are doing okay now.
February 24th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
I just have to say that I have not read ‘My Addicted Son’ yet but I definately will after reading ‘Tweak’. Nic Sheff’s story is very similar to mine. Nic wrote this book very well and showing his powerless and unmanageablity. I am addicted to drugs.. I have 8 months and 13 days clean and sober. I am a musician and a lyricist. I also write but need to improvement with my punctuation. My Drug Addiction took my childhood and education away. The only big difference from my story and Nic is that I live in Philadelphia. There are soo many people whom struggle with addiction and it has been a Heroin epidemic here for years. I loved the book and I am looking forwards to reading Nic’s Father’s book to see a parents perspective on their childs drug abuse. Hoping to have a better understanding of my addiction afflicting my parents pain.
April 21st, 2009 at 8:24 am
My son called me from prison where he is serving a 6 year sentence for alcohol related charges in KY – as he read Nic’s book in 2 days and just could not put it down. He then was able to get a copy of “A Beautiful Boy.” Even though he does not have the drug related issues, so many things paralleled. He apologizes often for what he has put me and the rest of his family through and what we are still going through. My son has grown up in prison as his childhood and education was too taken away. He is now writing his own book and his grammar, reading and writing has improved 100% since his long incarceration. My son is ready now to enter back into the real world and is a new person from his experience. I honestly believe that prison has been the most effective treatment for him – perhaps not for everyone, but has opened his eyes and mine. Best of luck to Nic and his family. Ellyn D in Cincinnati
June 5th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
best book i have ever read. turned my life around for me. put everything i felt but could not understand into sentences for me. thank god for this book. I am a 20 year old girl who was saved from reading this.