Unbroken Brain

Brief Summary

Forget what you think you know about addiction — Maia Szalavitz is here to change your perception of it. In "Unbroken Brain," she argues that addiction isn’t a disease in the traditional sense. It's rather a learning disorder rooted in how the brain processes pleasure and pain. Using neuroscience, psychology, and her own experience as a former addict, Szalavitz offers a fresh perspective on why some people become addicted and how they can recover.