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Wasted: Exposing the Family Effect of Addiction | Sam Fowler | TEDxFurmanU

2018

After her brother was diagnosed with the disease of addiction, Sam Fowler and her family had to change the way they lived their lives. In her talk, she tells about her experiences suffering from “the family disease."

15:18 min

‘Taking in All the Pain of What They Witness’

Addiction, whether to drugs or other behaviors . . . is always a compensation for the sense of being devalued as a human being.

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Gabor Maté, Danny Glover
2015
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‘If You Focus on Control, You Have Lost the Battle’: How to Win Back Your Kids

From screen time to teenage rebellion, it’s easy to feel that children are slipping out of your grasp. Trusting your instincts can help.

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Paula Cocozza
2019
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Why This Doctor Believes Addictions Start in Childhood

Understanding the root causes of addiction can help us to better treat it.

Article
Carolyn Gregoire
2016
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Dr. Gabor Maté on Donald Trump, Traumaphobia, and Compassion: An Interview

What if we replaced the word "addict" with: “A human being who suffered so much that he or she finds in drugs or some other behavior a temporary escape from that suffering"?

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John Lavitt
2017
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Dr. Gabor Maté on the Trauma Underlying the Stigma of Addiction: An Interview

There are legitimate uses of opioids in the treatment of physical pain. There is no legitimate use in the treatment of emotional pain.

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John Lavitt
2017
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Addiction Rooted in Childhood Trauma, Says Prominent Specialist

Dr. Gabor Maté, a well-known addiction specialist and author, spent 12 years working in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a neighborhood with a large concentration of hardcore drug users.

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Rob Waters
2019
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts argues persuasively against contemporary health, social, and criminal justice policies toward addiction and those impacted by it.

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Gabor Maté, Peter A. Levine (foreword)
2010
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