The Power of Addiction and The Addiction of Power: Gabor Maté at TEDxRio+20
Gabor Maté
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Jul 12, 20269 October 2012
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Canadian physician Gabor Maté is a specialist in terminal illnesses, chemical dependents, and HIV positive patients. Dr. Maté is a renowned author of books and columnist known for his knowledge about attention deficit disorder, stress, chronic illness and parental relations. His theme at TEDxRio+20
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A doctor and speaker explains addiction as a response to pain, trauma, and emptiness rather than simply a chemical problem. He connects personal and intergenerational suffering to addiction, then broadens the idea to include power, consumerism, and environmental destruction, ending with a call to find inner light and community-based change.
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