The Biology, Morality and Politics of Addiction - Dr Gabor Maté - The Freedomain Radio Interview

Audio: http://www.fdrurl.com/gabe

Dr Gabor Maté reveals the biological basis of addiction, and the insanity of the statist war on drugs.

http://www.drgabormate.com

Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1944, Gabor Maté emigrated to Canada with his family in 1957. After graduating with a B.A. from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and a few years as a high school English and literature teacher, he returned to school to pursue his childhood dream of being a doctor.

Dr. Maté ran a private family practice in East Vancouver for over twenty years. He was also the Medical Co-ordinator of the Palliative Care Unit at Vancouver Hospital for seven years.

Currently he is the staff physician at the Portland Hotel, a residence and resource centre for the people of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Many of his patients suffer from mental illness, drug addiction and HIV, or all three.

Dr. Maté has had regular medical columns in The Vancouver Sun and the national Globe and Mail.

Widely recognized for his unique perspective on Attention Deficit Disorder, and his firmly held belief in the connection between mind and body health, he is a sought-after speaker and seminar leader on these topics.

He is the author of four books -- When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress, and Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder. The third book, Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, he co-authored with developmental psychologist Gordon Neufeld. Most recently published is In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• addiction
• adhd
• add
• mental health
• psychology
• parenting
• drugs

[kimdaviscali]

Good video but the audio was terrible, to hear him I had to crank the volume and it was too basy and then when you spoke it was too loud, spent the entire time with hand on the volume.. just a level check would have helped.

[stefbot]

My apologies, I do run the audio through a volume leveler, but there's not much I can do with phone audio. I also try to get people to use Skype, but no luck this time...

[andrewh817]

I think quite a few people will reject his definition of addiction, simply because it will expose their own non-drug related addictions. Overeating being one of the most common ones I've seen.

[KraljevicPavle]

This man is a very good interviewee, which is strangely uncommon. Good going, Stef

[wonderlandstop007]

Dr. Mate reminds me, each time I listen to him, how devoid/lacking in compassion we (as a society) really are ~ to others and ourselves. Dr Mate breathes such compassion and intelligence into the conversation.

[whiterchocolate]

just thought of something if his ideas on stress and addiction are true what about multiple generations in families being inclined towards addiction ? abuse passed on from one generation to the next and addiction is just a symptom? any ideas? anyone?

[xsickzackx]

ho.lyyyy.. shit.. this video just sealed it. im getting a philosophy major in addition to another practical major.. you just inflenced my life path in one youtube video. im not even in school. deep shit period. no ones up on this stuff..

[genghisdon1]

good interview, interesting stuff

[Sacher01]

Good interview, thanks!

[tonedcos]

Thanks stef. Told a friend of mine who asked me to explain spirituallity. I told him imo, spriituallity is like philosophy. Meaning, Anarchy with mutual respect + the first principle of none aggresion. Am i barking up the wrong tree? Love and respect to you and your sound judgments. : )

[vidic245]

Dr Gabor Maté work is pure logic as simple as a.b.c to understand. I hate it when people say "i agree with him".. well what, so you think if you don't agree that makes him wrong? people and their ideas of "their opinions" is just stupid.

[brindlebriar]

I've been saying this for so long: drugs are self-medication. They are not the source-problem, just a cure with lots of unfortunate side effects. Despite the severity of the side-effects of drugs, making them go away would still leave the source problems, worse than ever.

[MicahBuzan]

currently reading "scattered minds". he's a brilliant thinker.

[benandreas369]

Funny that Stefan interviewed this guy and yet does not realize the system that stefan supports (capitalism) is one factor as to why people become susceptible to things such as greed, power, and other stresses. Oh the irony