Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction by Johann Hari

Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction

Johann Hari

400 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history politics psychology science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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What if everything we've been told about addiction is wrong? One of Johann Hari's earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not being able to. As he grew older, he realised there was addiction in his family. Confused, he s...

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