Quotes by : Gabor Maté

Passion creates, addiction consumes.

As children become increasingly less connected to adults, they rely more and more on each other; the....

It is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief the addict finds, or hopes to find,....

The distressing internal state is not examined: thefocus is entirely on the outside: What can Ireceive....

The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.

Not all addictions are rooted in abuse or trauma, but I do believe they can all be traced to painful....

Adults envy the open-hearted and open-minded explorations of children; seeing their joy and curiosity,....

The addict's reliance on the drug to reawaken her dulled feelings is no adolescent caprice. The dullness....

Narrow behaviourist thinkingpermeates political and social policy and medical practice, thechildrearing....

The hardcore drug addicts that I treat, are, without exception, people who have had extraordinarily difficult....