Nicholas Sheff's Case: Nicholas Sheff

Nicholas Sheff grew up in a two -parent household. His parents got divorced when he was about seven years old. His mother moved to Los Angeles and his father moved to San Francesco, they both remarried. Nicholas lives with his father and frequently visits his mother. Nic was in therapy to help his cope with his family issues from a young age. He has two half siblings who adore him and he is fond of them. Nic has a good relationship with his stepmother. She taught him French and spends time with him. Nic started smoking cigarettes, using alcohol and marijuana when he was a teenager in high school. He started experimenting with other drugs and became addicted to methamphetamines. Nic stole money from his half siblings to support his drug habits. His father experimented with drugs when he was a teenager. However he never became a drug addict. Nic’s father was devastated when he found out his son was using drugs, his smart, beautiful and loving son is a drug addict. His father believes that he was depressed and his previous drug habits had something to do with Nicholas

In Nic’s case he crash and had physical and mental breakdown after the drug wear off. There were times when he the drug decreased his appetite and he lose enormous amount of weight. He had disturbed sleep patterns, delusions of power and increase irritability and aggressiveness. Methamphetamines can have long -term effects of the body. It can damage your blood vessels in the brain and can cause a stroke or cardiovascular disease. I have learned that there is a correlation of drugs and mental illness. Symptoms of one disorder can trigger a reaction from another disorder. For example, in Nic’s case he suffered from depression, memory loss, mood swings and paranoia. He was aggressive and was always chasing a high. He has developed some early signs of mental