130 Quotes by David Sheff

The tragic fact is that with addiction, like many other illnesses, sometimes you can do everything right and people die.

I was ashamed. My son is a drug addict. What does this mean about me?

When he was on the streets, I was consumed with Nic. I was obsessed with him to the point that I could barely function.

Having been hit by drug addiction, knowing how many are hit by it and what a big problem it is in our neighborhoods and our culture, I feel a responsibility to do something. I can see what's wrong with the system - that we have to recognize mental illness as we do cancer or broken bones - and how we need to make it better.