Review Of Nic's Memoir 'Tweak'

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Addiction doesn’t care how much advantages you have or how promising your life is. Nic’s sheff memoir entitled Tweak concede us about his early childhood, drugs addiction from marijuana to methamphetamine.

Nic starts experimenting with drugs at the age of eleven after his parents had gotten divorced. Tweak details 642 days in Nic Sheff's life. Beginning on day 1 where we witness to Nic relapsing after 18 months of being sober. However in 32 days nic seems to pick up thing where he left, we follow Nic during those 32 days, watch Nic score and scheme, get high and become sick. Only quitting when he runs out of money and can no longer function.

Nic’s addiction severity takes place at the age of 19 especially when Nic returns from a summer study

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