Dr. Gabor Maté's Alternative View of Addiction

Published October 20, 2012

Dr. Gabor Maté's alternative view of addiction
Filed under: cocaine abuse life expectancy
The Albuquerque seminar on drug abuse takes its name from Dr. Maté's book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. Within its pages, he candidly exposes his own issues with shopping addiction. Though it doesn't damage his life … Read more on Weekly Alibi

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside gets new lease on life
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Today, the neighbourhood is still scarred by urban decay, and blighted by addiction, homelessness and open drug use, but there are also signs of hope and renewal—and an astonishing boost in life expectancy. People in the area are living more than 10 … Read more on Macleans.ca