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In Tweak Growing Up On Methamphetamines By Nic Sheff

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In Tweak:Growing up on methamphetamines by Nic Sheff is a memoir written in the present tense.It takes place between 1990’s and early 2000’s in San Francisco.It recounts his addictions to various drugs, including meth and heroin, and his attempts at recovery as he reaches his early 20s. After 18 months of sobriety, he takes people down a what seems to be never ending spiral that includes an attempt at dealing drugs; hooking up with a vulnerable ex-girlfriend and calling 911 after she overdoses; burglarizing his father's house; sleeping and shooting up in his car; and going back into detox. The whole cycle of rob, score, get high, is finally broken when Nic gets caught breaking into his mother's place. His father gives him a choice: treatment or jail. …show more content…

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