{"product_id":"in-the-realm-of-hungry-ghosts-close-encounters-with-addiction-9781556438806","title":"In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling author Gabor Mat , the essential resource for understanding the roots and behaviors of addiction--now with an added introduction by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on Gabor Mat 's two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouver's skid row, \u003ci\u003eIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e radically reenvisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach. Dr. Mat  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.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts \u003c\/i\u003eargues 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 positive solutions makes the book equally useful for lay readers and professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556438806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Gabor Mat\u0026#233;","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659682443420,"sku":"9781556438806","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7cad1bf2-0f55-4322-a784-1bb216dd15a0.jpg?v=1603895257","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-the-realm-of-hungry-ghosts-close-encounters-with-addiction-9781556438806","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}