A review by lsparrow
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté

4.0

I appreciated this look at addictions - I feel that this is best a perspective from a systems and provider perspective.
From a personal / family perspective I left this book feeling even more hopeless. And although I can agree and see the childhood trauma lense - and feel it has validity - I was left feeling so hopeless.
I wish the book had spent more time talking about how we change our brains as adults.