{"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":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking look at addiction and recovery from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Normal\u003c\/i\u003e--the modern self-help classic that reframes everything you were taught about trauma and substance abuse\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAddictions always originate in pain, whether felt openly or hidden in the unconscious.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, world-renowned physician and trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté offers a frame-changing approach to understanding substance abuse and recovery--and challenges us to rethink everything we thought we knew about how addiction happens, who's labeled an \"addict,\" and why our social systems and government structures fail to support real healing and wholeness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis #1 international bestseller advocates for humane approaches to treatment and recovery and explores substance use disorder as an outcome of unhealed developmental trauma. Through case studies, cutting-edge neuropsychiatric research, and clear-eyed analysis, Maté reveals the root causes of addiction: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmotional development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrain chemistry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructural factors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe unhealed traumas we may not even realize we carry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eHe convincingly makes the case for solutions grounded in real, whole-person, whole-culture healing--not the punishment, stigma, isolation, and criminalization that actually lead to worse outcomes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince its original publication in 2010, this book has been essential reading for anyone seeking to understand addiction. It reframes substance use disorder as a response to suffering--not a \"choice\" or a moral failure. For readers struggling with substance abuse, for those looking to better understand their loved ones, and for anyone who wants to make sense of the twin epidemics of trauma and addiction, \u003ci\u003eIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e offers a radical, authoritative path toward understanding, hope, and societal repair--and lights the way for true recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabor Maté\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\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556438806","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44150957146157,"sku":"9781556438806","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_206fe135-2fe1-4fc5-b25c-3d933470caa2.jpg?v=1757340346","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/in-the-realm-of-hungry-ghosts-close-encounters-with-addiction-9781556438806","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}