High: Everything You Want to Know About Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction by David Sheff
Published by HMH Books for Young Readers on January 8th 2019
ISBN: 0544644344
Pages: 272
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Father and son, David (Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Meth Addiction) and Nic (Tweak) Sheff have written this book on drugs, alcohol addiction based on Nic’s own addiction experience and personal stories of other teens.  Mental health and addiction are the forefront of this book. All though there are interesting facts, graphs and stories, the coverage is too broad in the sense that some drugs are covered in depth whereas others only have a few paragraphs dedicated to them skipping scientific facts.

The book is well laid out with various types of information that could be used for research on the topic. Blue pages are throughout  the text that are personal experiences of the author and other teens that have faced addiction and recovery. TOC, appendices, bibliography, resources and helpful books are listed for readers who wish more information on the subject. The glossary is referred to as the Addictionary  that breaks down each type of drug by name, common/street names, forms taken and possible health effects.

Recommended for grades 9 and up.

Reviewed by KristinTaylor, Biddeford High School, Biddeford, ME.