In the book “In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts” Gabor Maté writes that he sees addiction as one of the most misunderstood phenomena in our society. 

The capacity to become addicted is very close to the core of the human experience and the more we suffer, and the earlier in life we suffer, the more we are prone to become addicted.

In this episode, we explore Gabor's message about addiction with Josh Sandeman. He psychologist and family nurse practitioner.