num_pages: 340
description: With a new afterwordNow a Major Motion PictureWhat had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted David Sheffs journey through his son Nics addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic became addicted to crystal meth he was a charming boy joyous and funny a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth he was a trembling wraith who lied stole and lived on the streets. David Sheff traces the first warning signs: the denial the three a.m. phone callsis it Nic? the police? the hospital? His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself. But as a journalist he instinctively researched every treatment that might save his son. And he refused to give up on Nic.
language: English
title: Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
publisher: Mariner Books