Paramount Pictures, on behalf of Plan B Entertainment (Brad Pitt’s production company), options “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction” by David Sheff and “Tweak: Growing Up on ...

A memoir written in the present tense, Sheff's first book graphically if self-indulgently recounts his addictions to various drugs, including meth and heroin, and his attempts at recovery as he ...

Drug addiction is a devastating disease that often tears apart friendships and relationships with loved ones; and nothing is more painful for a father than having to witness his own child spiral ...

Bay Area-based journalist David Sheff and his son Nic Sheff have both written memoirs on their struggles with Nic's methamphetamine addiction. They join us to talk about the books — and about how ...

Nic Sheff was sitting next to his father, David, as he recounted one of the lowest moments in his life. It was the time when Nic, college-aged and living in his father’s home, observed his little ...

“It’s okay to regret and come out the other side.” This Tuesday, writer and speaker Nic Sheff spoke to the University of Connecticut community about mental health and addiction. His battle with drugs ...

The 2018 release of the movie, “Beautiful Boy,” was the compilation of father/son memoirs of a family’s struggle with addiction. While the move featured big-name Hollywood actors, the real father and ...

Sheff relates his personal struggle with drugs and alcohol in this poignant and often disturbing memoir. Paul Michael Garcia is the perfect choice for narrator; his stern and entirely believable voice ...