The German chemist who first synthesized amphetamine, the forebear to methamphetamine, wrote in 1887, " I have discovered a miraculous drug. It inspires the imagination and gives the user energy." Amphetamine stimulates the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary activity - the action of the heart and glands, breathing, digestive processes, and reflex …
A Review of “Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines” by Nic Sheff
"Raw, powerful, and honest." - The Bookseller "A raw and sad account, vivid in its depiction of the pleasures and tunnel vision of addiction and the challenges of sobriety." - Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books Nic Sheff writes a memoir that is searingly honest, detailing a downward spiral that seems to have no …
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