Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Meth Addiction is a nonfiction account by author David Sheff of his son's battle with addiction to crystal meth. The son, Nic, is portrayed as having been a precocious and remarkably capable child, who became a troubled teen in thrall to the diabolically addictive stimulant. The story is intimately detailed from the perspective of a father with a strong bond to his son.
Fast Facts:
- Published February 26, 2008
- 326 pages
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Featured for sale at Starbucks
- Begun in 2005 as "My Addicted Son," article in New York Times Magazine
- Nic Sheff has written on the same subject, from his own perspective, in Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines.
