Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
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"Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines" is a memoir by Nic Sheff that chronicles his harrowing struggle with methamphetamine addiction and its impact on his life and family.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Nic Sheff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nic Sheff's life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
family strain
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homelessness ⓘ rehabilitation ⓘ relapse ⓘ |
| drugDescribed |
methamphetamine
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other illicit substances ⓘ |
| genre |
addiction literature
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Nic Sheff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
addiction
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family dynamics ⓘ hope ⓘ recovery ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
encourage empathy for people with substance use disorders
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raise awareness about addiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
family relationships
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methamphetamine addiction ⓘ recovery from addiction ⓘ substance use disorder ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candid portrayal of methamphetamine addiction
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graphic depiction of relapse cycles ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysRelationshipWith |
Nic Sheff's friends
ⓘ
Nic Sheff's parents ⓘ Nic Sheff's romantic partners ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | David Sheff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
California
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adults ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Nic Sheff's adolescence
ⓘ
Nic Sheff's early adulthood ⓘ |
| tone |
confessional
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raw ⓘ |
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