A NEW 2019 EDITION BRINGING IT UP TO DATE The New York Times Bestseller The Book Behind the Viral TED Talk For the first time, the startling full story of the disastrous war on drugs--propelled by moving human stories, revolutionary insight into addiction, and fearless international reporting.
This is the story of a life-changing journey that showed the world the Opposite of Addiction is connection..
His discoveries led him to give a TED talk and animation which have now been viewed more than 25 million times.
He uncovered a range of remarkable human stories--of how the war on drugs began with Billie Holiday, the great jazz singer, being stalked and killed by a racist policeman; of the scientist who discovered the surprising key to addiction; and of the countries that ended their war on drugs--with extraordinary results.
Confused, unable to know what to do, he set out on a three-year, 30,000-mile journey to discover what really causes addiction--and what really solves it.
As he grew older, he realized he had Addiction in his family.
What if everything you think you know about Addiction is wrong? One of Johann Hari\'s earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not be able to.
A NEW 2019 EDITION BRINGING IT UP TO DATE The New York Times Bestseller The Book Behind the Viral TED Talk For the first time, the startling full story of the disastrous war on drugs--propelled by moving human stories, revolutionary insight into addiction, and fearless international reporting
