Tweaked: A Crystal Meth Memoir

I was hooked from page 1, he takes you places so seedy, so OMG, are you serious!? Great, Awesome Read!

Patrick Moore presents a memoir that looks at his personal drug abuse as a gay man and his sobriety in the face of unrelenting temptations. Ultimately, the story is one of hope that begins in Iowa and takes the readers through dexatrim use in high school to a wild hallucination involving a possum in a Los Angeles garden. Cruising through clubs and cruising areas, as well as working with other addicts in recovery, Moore tells a fast-paced and sometimes moving story of holding his grip on sobriety continually in front of him. There are spots of true compassion and insight that add to the overall positive nature of this memoir in spite of real moments of despair, death, temptation, and self-doubt.

As someone who has heard a lot about crystal meth but who has no experience with it, I turned to this book to develop an understanding of why crystal meth has affected gay men and influenced HIV transmission as much as it has. I did learn a lot from this book, though I thought I would learn more about how crystal meth affects the body and mind, how it clouds and mind and encourages unsafe sex, and there was not as much of that in this book. Though there were many scenes showing the damaging effects of crystal, and Moore did not seem to hold back in any way describing the negatives of his life on crystal. This is a good book worth the time.

This is an excellent book. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as I have some knowledge of this addiction and found it to be true to form.

Patrick Moore offers a safe excursion through the world of crystal meth. His story reveals the seductive and addictive power of the drug. He makes no excuses and does not ask for sympathy, which makes his writing even more powerful. Moore's vivid descriptions offer a realistic picture of the destruction caused by crystal. Tweaked helped me understand crystal better than any workshop or inservice. I highly recommend this book.