Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari Summary
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Johann Hari's explosive expose reveals how everything we know about addiction is wrong. With 62 million TED views and praise from Elton John, this bestseller inspired an Oscar-nominated film by challenging one radical idea: the opposite of addiction isn't sobriety - it's connection.
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The Woman Who Sang of Strange Fruit and Died in Chains
Billie Holiday lay dying in a hospital bed, handcuffed to the frame, with police stationed at her door. The year was 1959, and America's most haunting jazz voice had been reduced to a prisoner in her final hours. Her crime? Being a Black woman who sang about lynching while struggling with heroin addiction. Outside, protesters held signs pleading "Let Lady Live," but the Federal Bureau of Narcotics refused to relent. When she died at forty-four with fifteen fifty-dollar bills strapped to her leg-gifts for the nurses who'd shown her kindness-it marked the culmination of a decade-long persecution orchestrated by Harry Anslinger, America's first drug czar. Holiday had once written words that now seem prophetic: imagine if we chased people with diabetes the way we chase drug users, criminalizing their medicine and sending them to jail. Everyone would recognize the cruelty. Yet this is precisely what we've done for a century. What if everything we believe about drugs and addiction has been built on lies, racism, and profit rather than science or compassion?
When Gangsters Write the Laws
The Cage You Live In
When Addicts Took Back Their Streets
The Prescription That Saved a City
Portugal's Leap of Faith
The Opposite of Addiction Is Connection
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Creato da alumni della Columbia University a San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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