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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts : Close Encounters with Addiction by Levine, Peter A.;Mate, Gabor is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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Based on Gabor MatE's two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouver's skid row, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts radically reenvisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach. Dr. MatE presents addiction not as a discrete phenomenon confined to an unfortunate or weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs throughout (and perhaps underpins) our society; not a medical "condition" distinct from the lives it affects, rather the result of a complex interplay among personal history, emotional, and neurological development, brain chemistry, and the drugs (and behaviors) of addiction. Simplifying a wide array of brain and addiction research findings from around the globe, the book avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting a thorough and compassionate self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts argues persuasively against contemporary health, social, and criminal justice policies toward addiction and those impacted by it. The mix of personal stories'including the author's candid discussion of his own "high-status" addictive tendencies'and science with

Who reads In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts : Close Encounters with Addiction?

Author

Levine, Peter A.;Mate, Gabor

Publisher

North Atlantic Books

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781556438806

Category

science

Subjects

Psychology, Medical, Social Science

Rating

4.45 / 5 (181 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14