David Sheff

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David Sheff
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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OccupationWriter
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley
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SpouseKaren Barbour
Children3, including Nic Sheff
Website
www.davidsheff.com

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David Sheff (born December 23, 1955) is an American author. He is best known for his interviews with artists, scientists, and pop culture figures, as well as his non-fiction books. Much of his writing, including his memoir Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction, deals with substance addiction.

Early life and education

Sheff is of Russian Jewish descent.[3] He is originally from Boston, Massachusetts.[4] He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.[4]

Career

Working as a journalist, Sheff has written articles and conducted interviews for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Wired, Fortune, and NPR's All Things Considered.

His interview subjects have included John Lennon, Frank Zappa, Steve Jobs, Ai Weiwei, Keith Haring, David Hockney, Jack Nicholson, Ted Taylor, Carl Sagan, Betty Friedan, Barney Frank, and Fareed Zakaria.

He has also been an editor of several magazines including New West and California.[4]

Works

Sheff's books include:

  • High: Everything You Want to Know About Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction

Beautiful Boy was based on Sheff's New York Times article "My Addicted Son," discussing Sheff's relationship with his son throughout his methamphetamine addiction.[10][11] An adaptation directed by Felix van Groeningen was released in 2018.[12]

Views on addiction

Sheff argues that addiction is a brain disease and advocates for putting addicts into therapy programs early.[13][14] He identifies factors such as stress and trauma as major factors that can cause addiction.[14][15] He argues for teaching life skills to reduce the risk of addiction in response to these risk factors.[16][17]

Personal life

Sheff lives in Northern California with his wife Karen Barbour. Barbour is an artist, illustrator, and author of children's books. Sheff has three children, including Nic Sheff.[18]

Honors and awards

In 2009, Sheff was included in Time magazine's Time 100 and on the magazine's World's Most Influential People list.[19] Beautiful Boy won the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award for nonfiction.[20]

He has received several awards from organizations dealing with addiction, including College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), American Society of Addiction Medicine, the Partnership for Drug-free Kids, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), and was the first recipient of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) Arts and Literature Award.[21]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Father and son memoirs". Entertainment Weekly.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sheff, David (January 1981). "Playboy Interview: John Lennon and Yoko Ono". Playboy. Vol. 28, no. 1. p. 75. Retrieved December 20, 2020. The interview apparently depended on Yoko's interpretation of my horoscope, just as many of Lenons' business decisions are reportedly guide by the stars. I could imagine explaining to my Playboy editor, 'Sorry, but my moon is in Scorpio–the interview's off.' It was clearly out of my hands. I supplied the info: December 23, three P.M., Boston.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sheff, David (2009). Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 149. ISBN 978-0547347929.
  4. ^ a b c David Sheff's home page Script error: No such module "webarchive". Author's bio
  5. ^ Sussman, Mick (April 19, 2013). "A Disease, Not a Crime". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (May 13, 1993). "Books of The Times; Taking the Frivolity of Games Seriously Indeed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Why Nintendo Rules (Fortune, 1993)". Fortune. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "An indelible portrait of an incarcerated man finding new life and purpose behind bars". Kirkus Reviews. March 1, 2020.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sheff, David (2000). All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0312254643.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sheff, David (February 6, 2005). "My Addicted Son". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Marin Family Behind the Film Beautiful Boy". Marin Magazine. January 2019. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 15, 2018). "Steve Carell & Timothée Chalamet Title 'Beautiful Boy' Sets Fall Release". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."When My Son Became Addicted, I Thought It Was His Problem. But Addiction Is a Family Disease". Where Families Find Answers on Substance Use | Partnership for Drug-Free Kids.
  14. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sheff, David. "David Sheff On Addiction: Prevention, Treatment And Staying 'Clean'". NPR.org. NPR.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Winerman, Lea (June 2013). "Breaking free from addiction". American Psychological Association. Archived from the original on February 24, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Author David Sheff Focuses on the War on Prevention". KLEAN Treatment Centers. August 1, 2013. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Training, Botvin LifeSkills. "Botvin LifeSkills Training Most Widely Used Evidence-Based Prevention Program in Elementary Schools". www.prnewswire.com (Press release).
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McGrath, Charles (February 26, 2008). "A Twice-Told Tale of Addiction: By Father, by Son". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Velkow, Nora (April 30, 2009). "The 2009 Time 100". Time. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barnes & Noble: Discover Great New Writers Award". Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Awards - AAAP". American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

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