Politics · 20 min
Chasing the Scream
By Johann Hari
This episode challenges our deepest assumptions about addiction, revealing it not as a chemical enslavement, but as a profound response to disconnection that can only be healed through genuine human connection.
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Politics
Duration
20 min
What it is about
Addiction, Social Connection, Drug Policy, Trauma
Who it is for
If you've ever felt that our approach to addiction is missing something fundamental, this will reframe how you understand human suffering and healing, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Journalist Johann Hari spent years traveling the globe, interviewing people from all sides of the drug war—from users to scientists to policymakers—to uncover the hidden truths about addiction and its remedies.
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