In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
First published 2008
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"... This insightful book explores the scientific and psychological causes of addiction, as well as the impact on the addicts treated at the Downtown Eastside Vancouver clinic where Mate is a physician.
He widens the lens to address the larger societal problem--speaking also to the risks of more "high-status" addictions, such as wealth, power, and sex. He boldly challenges the War on Drugs, proposing a more holistic, constructive set of alternatives.
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A riveting, debate-provoking book about an illness that reaches all levels of society, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts provides a much-needed glimpse of hope from an innovator who is taking on addiction with startling clarity, vision, and wisdom"--Cover, p. 4.
Source: Open Library
Book information
- Author
- Gabor Maté
- First published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Knopf Canada
- Language
- ENG
- ISBN-13
- 9780676977400