Tweak by Nic Sheff

     In the book "Tweak" the author Nic Sheff allows the reader to learn about how painful bad habits can get. When the protagonist is hooked on drugs and can't seem to stop for long periods of time he knows he's in deep. To him there's no way to stop. He's been to rehab and tried to do other things but he always seems to end up at the same place. Throughout the book the reader gets to see just how stuck you can get with a terrible habit and just how much it hurts.
     For example, when Nic was younger it was just something he did on spare time. He would just do it for fun or sneak into his parents liquor cabinet with his friends. But as time went on he could hardly spend a day with not having it. The drugs and people he hung out with were just getting worse and and he was completely addicted. Also, Nic would do anything he had to do to get the drugs. He would save up all his money just to make it last through the night. It got so bad Nic would steal from his own house. Taking his sisters piggy bank and stealing his dad's credit card. Nic had turned a fun thing to do into a painfully bad habit that he couldn't break.
     Another example of how the author lets us learn how painful bad habits can get, is how Nic is so addicted he will turn down help to have what he wants. First his parents wanted to help him and get him into a good rehab center.  But instead he decides he wants to keep on doing drugs and his family kicks him out of the house. Also, when Nic stayed at Lauren's house instead of using it as a time to calm down and start paying back the big fees he owed, he just used it as a great place to package his drugs to sell them and drink wine. This shows us how it wasn't something he could just fix instantly and he was in an extremely sticky situation.
     All in all, the book shows you how deep into trouble you can get and how hard it can be to stop certain habits. It took Nic a really long time to realize this wasn't gonna stop on its own. It's really amazing to see Nic slowly figure the whole issue out.