The War on Drugs, from the Hastings-facing.... : Quote by Gabor Maté

“ The War on Drugs, from the Hastings-facing window of the PortlandHotel, is manifested in the pregnant Celia kneeling on the sidewalk,handcuffed wrists behind her back, eyes cast on the ground. Therewas no Detective-Sergeant Gillespie to protect her when, as a littlegirl, she was raped by her stepfather and subjected to the nocturnalspitting ritual, so in the War on Drugs she has become one of theenemy. ”

Gabor Maté
  • From : In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
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