Bibliograph

In the realm of hungry ghosts, close encounters with addiction, Gabor Maté ; foreword by Peter Levine

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In the realm of hungry ghosts, close encounters with addiction, Gabor Maté ; foreword by Peter Levine

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 450-476) and index

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contains biographical information

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In the realm of hungry ghosts

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1227376249

Responsibility statement

Gabor Maté ; foreword by Peter Levine

Sub title

close encounters with addiction

Summary

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts is a compassionate look at drug addiction by best-selling author and physican Gabor Maté. 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 Maté is a physician. He widens the lens to address the larger societal problem - speaking also to the risks of the 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. 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--Back cover

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Close encounters with addiction

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