Title: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Description: "...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. 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.
Subjects: Physiopathology, Addictive Behavior, Substance-Related Disorders, Substance abuse, Psychology, Drug addiction, Compulsive behavior, Disease & Health Issues, Substance Abuse & Addictions, Patients, Treatment, SELF-HELP, History, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Drugs, Addicts, Social aspects, Case studies, Social Work, British columbia, history, Mental health, Comportement compulsif, Polytoxicomanie, Santé mentale, Behavior disorders, Substance use & abuse, Addiction - general & miscellaneous
Places: British Columbia, Vancouver