
Product Description
Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction by Johann Hari investigates the history of drug policy and presents the author’s reporting and arguments about addiction, punishment, connection, and recovery.
What the book examines
Through interviews, historical research, and case studies from different countries, Hari questions conventional assumptions about addiction and explores how social conditions and public policy can shape individual outcomes.
For interested readers
A journalistic work for readers interested in addiction policy, social history, criminal justice, public health debates, and competing approaches to treatment and drug regulation. It should not be treated as individual medical advice.


