Review the article: My Addicted Son By DAVID SHEFF
Then, Each Answer each question with a brief essay.
1. Do you think Nick's father was justified in confronting him initially over breakfast when he said, "I know you're using again?" Why, or Why not? Would you handle it differently?
2. Now put yourself in Nick's "Shoes." What do you think Nick felt by leaving home?
3. How much do you think Nick's parents' divorce contributed to his problems? Why?
4. Nick's father told him about his past drug use. Should he have lied? Would you volunteer similar information on your drinking/drug use with kids?
5. Should Nick's father stopped his college tuition? How much funding for rehab?
6. What did Nick mean when he confronted his father at the restaurant & said, "Don't guilt trip me."
7. Were Nick's father's rationalizations a form of denial? Explain.
8. Do you think Nick was sincere in his letter? Why, or Why not?