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In the realm of hungry ghosts : close encounters with addiction / Gabor Maté ; foreword by Peter Levine.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781556438806
- ISBN: 155643880X
- Physical Description: xxxv, 495 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2020]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "New introduction by the author" --Cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 450-480) and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Maté, Gabor. Substance abuse > Patients > British Columbia > Vancouver > Case studies. Compulsive behavior > Social aspects. Addicts > Treatment. |
| Genre: | Case studies. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Columbia Gorge Community College Library | Health & Medical MATE 2020 (Text) | 39705000079409 | Main Collection | In process | - |
