David Sheff was born on December 23,1955 and is an American author.
10 Facts About David Sheff
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David Sheff is best known for his interviews with artists, scientists, and pop culture figures, as well as his non-fiction books.
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David Sheff has been an editor of several magazines including New West and California.
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David Sheff argues that addiction is a brain disease and advocates for putting addicts into therapy programs early.
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David Sheff identifies factors such as stress and trauma as major factors that can cause addiction.
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David Sheff argues for teaching life skills to reduce the risk of addiction in response to these risk factors.
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Nic David Sheff is a writer for television and film; he wrote a memoir recounting his years of addiction: Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines.
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Daisy David Sheff is an artist whose paintings have been exhibited in many places including White Columns Gallery, Ratio 3, Clearing Gallery, and Grimm Gallery.
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In 2009, David Sheff was included in Time magazine's Time 100 and on the magazine's World's Most Influential People list.
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David Sheff has received several awards from organizations dealing with addiction, including College on Problems of Drug Dependence, American Society of Addiction Medicine, the Partnership for Drug-free Kids, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and was the first recipient of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Arts and Literature Award.