Johnathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life hosted a conversation with Nic Sheff, an author and advocate who writes about his experience with addiction and recovery. The Oct. 16 event was part of the ...

The film “Beautiful Boy,” which premiered Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival, stars Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet as father and son. It’s based on books by David Sheff and Nic ...

"High: Everything You Want to Know About Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction" By David and Nic Sheff Published by Houghton Mifflin, 262 pages, $16.99; ages Nic Sheff was in St. Louis less than three months ...

Mark Coleman is the author of "Playback: From the Victrola to MP3, 100 Years of Music, Machines, and Money." WHEN 18-year-old Nic Sheff fell in love for the first time, it hit him hard, the way it ...

Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. Jan. 27: Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Michael Crupain discuss “What to Eat When.” 1 ...

David Sheff knows he's one of the lucky ones. His kid didn't die. He's reminded of that every day, as he and his 25-year-old son, Nic, travel the country to talk about Nic's meth addiction and ongoing ...

Based on books by both journalist David Sheff and his son Nic Sheff, the film chronicles Nic's descent into methamphetamine addiction and how his father stood by his side through relapse and recovery.

The 2018 release of the movie, “Beautiful Boy,” was the compilation of father/son memoirs of a family’s struggle with addiction. While the move featured big-name Hollywood actors, the real father and ...