Read this book!

I'm in the middle of reading an amazing book - it's called, 'Beautiful Boy; a father's journey through his son's addiction,' by David Sheff.

Mr. Sheff describes, in painful detail, the tragedy of living through his son Nic's struggles with drug addition, including heroin and methamphetamine. Sandwiched between beautifully written narrative, Mr. Sheff includes information gleened from his research about addiction, the complexity of meth addiction, and shares experiences that any parent, educator, or any adult can relate to if they have lived, or worked with, an addict.

Though I haven't read it (yet - it's the next book on my list), Nic has also written a book called, 'Tweak,' providing a mirror narrative of what David Sheff shares in his book. Nic's book is written for a young-adult audience - according to Nic, "I wanted kids to know that those dark feelings they might be having - that they're not alone..."

I highly recommend both of these books - for any adult with pre-teens and teens in their lives...

For more information, go to www.davidsheff.com or visit Nic's MySpace page.

Thanks for reading,

Alisa