About the Book: Addiction isn’t just a brain disease—it’s a form of personal “world‑building” rooted in our search for happiness, meaning, and escape from despair. Elias Dakwar calls it an existential struggle, not merely a neurological one PenguinBooktopiaKirkus Reviews. He uses vivid patient stories, philosophical insight, and research into meditation, psychedelics, and psychotherapy to illustrate how addiction ensnares us in a deceptive world we must imagine our way out of BooktopiaKirkus ReviewsElias Dakwar. By reframing addiction through this multidisciplinary lens, the book connects personal suffering to larger societal crises—offering a humane, liberating path forward