15.3 milion...
That's the number of people who are drug dependents worldwide according to the World Health Organization.
Just imagine the number of lives, relationships, families, and communities affected by drug abuse, which aggravate several problems such as mental health struggles, increasing crime rate, and community violence.
The stigma againts drug abusers is palpable because many people view them as burden in the society.
But Gabor Mate sees them differently... drug addiction is a distress call for help.
In his book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, he invites the readers to see with compassion and understanding the other side of drug addiction, the human side of this problem, and the science behind this seemingly cyclical problem.
Gabor Mate, together with his family, survived the Holocaust when he was a baby. This experience gave him a unique perspective not only on drug addiction but also on trauma and childhood development, which he talks about in his books - When The Body Says No, The Myth of Normal, and Hold On To Your Kids.
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