David Sheff writes memoir and nonfiction about addiction, families and treatment. Beautiful Boy recounts his experience as the father of Nic Sheff, whose methamphetamine addiction repeatedly disrupts school, relationships and attempts at recovery. The book is structured around parental fear, research into addiction and the limits of what family members can control. Clean broadens the subject into an argument about addiction treatment, prevention and public policy, drawing on interviews and scientific research. Sheff writes from a family perspective rather than as a clinician, and his work is most useful when read as memoir and advocacy alongside current professional guidance. Beautiful Boy is the central entry for readers interested in addiction memoir and parent-child relationships, while Clean is more explicitly focused on systems of treatment and recovery. Read more Less
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