Parent's Pain

Being a drug addict, as you will learn in Tweak, is not a one-sided dilemma. Nic Sheff’s parents felt the affects of his addictions. He stole from them, lied to them, and manipulated them. His father, David Sheff, instilled constant faith in him during his younger years, but as time lead on he found it difficult to truly believe in Nic. Time and time again he would let his father down, returning to his old drug-abusing ways. In order to deal with the pain he went through during Nic’s many hardships, David also wrote a book. His book, Beautiful Boy, reads on the inside cover: “When one of us tells the truth, he makes it easier for all of us to open our hearts to our pain and that of others.”


David Sheff's book, Beautiful Boy