Books by Carl Erik Fisher
Carl Erik Fisher, M.D., is an addiction psychiatrist, bioethics scholar, author, and person in recovery. He is an associate professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University. He is the author of the nonfiction book The Urge: Our History of Addiction, named one of the best books of the year by the New Yorker and the Boston Globe.
Interviews with Carl Erik Fisher
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The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath
by Leslie Jamison -
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Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction
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Infinite Jest
by David Foster Wallace -
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The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit
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5
Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis
by Beth Macy
The best books on Addiction, recommended by Carl Erik Fisher
The best books on Addiction, recommended by Carl Erik Fisher
Addiction is fundamentally a multi-faceted phenomenon, says addiction psychiatrist and author Carl Erik Fisher. He recommends five books that shine light on different aspects of addiction, and talks to us about how society repeats itself – but how, at the community and individual level, there is wisdom and hope.
