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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts argues persuasively against contemporary health, social, and criminal justice policies toward addiction and those impacted by it.
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Dr Gabor Maté is a renowned expert in addiction, childhood trauma and mind-body health.
It is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief the addict finds, or hopes to find, in the drug or the addictive behaviour.
Can we be addicted to ideology? Gabor Maté is an world famous expert on addiction - in his book 'In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts' he talks about how addiction is best viewed not as a crime or illness but as a coping mechanism for a personal, spiritual crisis.
What if we replaced the word "addict" with: “A human being who suffered so much that he or she finds in drugs or some other behavior a temporary escape from that suffering"?
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Not all addictions are rooted in abuse or trauma, but I do believe they can all be traced to painful experience. A hurt is at the centre of all addictive behaviours. It is present in the gambler, the Internet addict, the compulsive shopper and the workaholic.
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There are legitimate uses of opioids in the treatment of physical pain. There is no legitimate use in the treatment of emotional pain.
Interview with doctor and speaker Gabor Maté, sharing his perspective on spiritual seeking, addiction and the search for truth This interview is part of Science and Nonduality Anthology Vol 6 to be released in April 2016.