To heal addiction, one must return to the beginning. Dr. Gabor Maté, featured in Russell Brand's podcast "Under the Skin," is one of the world's most respected thinkers on the psychology of addiction. His radical insights, based on decades of work with patients struggling with catastrophic drug addiction and mental health issues, are changing our perspective on human development as a whole.

In this award-winning modern classic, Gabor Maté takes a holistic and compassionate approach to addiction, whether it be to alcohol, drugs, sex, money, or other self-destructive behaviors. He presents it not as an isolated phenomenon affecting only the weak-willed, but as a continuum that runs through and even underpins our society; not as a medical condition, but as a result of a complex interplay of personal history, emotional development, and brain chemistry.

"In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" distills groundbreaking research from around the world and avoids superficial self-help formulas by instead promoting self-understanding as the first key to healing and well-being. Blending personal stories and science with positive solutions and written in compelling prose, it is a must-read that will change your view of yourself, others, and the world. This is the 10th anniversary edition, updated with a new chapter on the opioid crisis.