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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8450976 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines Context triple: [Beautiful Boy, basedOn, Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines]
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A.
The Addiction Spectrum
The Addiction Spectrum is a book by Jennifer Margulis that explores the wide-ranging causes, manifestations, and treatments of addiction in modern society.
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B.
What Addicts Know
"What Addicts Know" is a self-help and memoir-style book by Christopher Kennedy Lawford that shares insights and life lessons drawn from the experiences of addiction and recovery.
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C.
A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction
"A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction" is a memoir and policy-focused book in which former U.S. Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy chronicles his own battles with mental illness and addiction while advocating for mental health reform.
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D.
La Adicción
La Adicción is the passionate and famously intense supporter group of the Mexican football club C.F. Monterrey.
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E.
Diary of a Drug Fiend
Diary of a Drug Fiend is a semi-autobiographical occult novel by Aleister Crowley that explores addiction, excess, and spiritual transformation through the lens of Thelema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines Target entity description: "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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A.
The Addiction Spectrum
The Addiction Spectrum is a book by Jennifer Margulis that explores the wide-ranging causes, manifestations, and treatments of addiction in modern society.
-
B.
What Addicts Know
"What Addicts Know" is a self-help and memoir-style book by Christopher Kennedy Lawford that shares insights and life lessons drawn from the experiences of addiction and recovery.
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C.
A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction
"A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction" is a memoir and policy-focused book in which former U.S. Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy chronicles his own battles with mental illness and addiction while advocating for mental health reform.
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D.
La Adicción
La Adicción is the passionate and famously intense supporter group of the Mexican football club C.F. Monterrey.
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E.
Diary of a Drug Fiend
Diary of a Drug Fiend is a semi-autobiographical occult novel by Aleister Crowley that explores addiction, excess, and spiritual transformation through the lens of Thelema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Nic Sheff ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nic Sheff's life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
family strain
ⓘ
homelessness ⓘ rehabilitation ⓘ relapse ⓘ |
| drugDescribed |
methamphetamine
ⓘ
other illicit substances ⓘ |
| genre |
addiction literature
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Nic Sheff ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
addiction
ⓘ
family dynamics ⓘ hope ⓘ recovery ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
encourage empathy for people with substance use disorders
ⓘ
raise awareness about addiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
family relationships
ⓘ
methamphetamine addiction ⓘ recovery from addiction ⓘ substance use disorder ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candid portrayal of methamphetamine addiction
ⓘ
graphic depiction of relapse cycles ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines ⓘ |
| portraysRelationshipWith |
Nic Sheff's friends
ⓘ
Nic Sheff's parents ⓘ Nic Sheff's romantic partners ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | David Sheff ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction ⓘ |
| setting |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adults ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Nic Sheff's adolescence
ⓘ
Nic Sheff's early adulthood ⓘ |
| tone |
confessional
ⓘ
raw ⓘ |
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