Dr. Gabor Maté

“the more adversity you had as a childhood, the more risk you are for addiction, for mental health issues, for relational issues, and also for autoimmune diseas…”

Maté claims that greater childhood adversity directly increases risk not only for addiction and mental health issues but also for autoimmune disease and cancer (malignancy).

“So, for example, there was a study out of Harvard University, I think three years ago, women with severe PTSD have double the risk of ovarian cancer.”

Maté claims a Harvard study from around 2019 found that women with severe PTSD have double the risk of developing ovarian cancer.

“Now there was a study out of Massachusetts, I think, which I quote in the book. I think 2,000 women were followed over 10 years. Those who were happily married…”

Maté claims a Massachusetts study followed 2,000 women over 10 years and found those who were happily married but suppressed their emotions were four times as likely to die as those who expressed their feelings.

“70% of American adults are on at least one medication. 70, yeah. 40% are on about two at least.”

Maté claims 70% of American adults take at least one prescription medication and 40% take at least two.

“30% of my clients were indigenous people. They make up 5% of the population. 30% of the people, of the men in jail in Canada, 50% of the women in jail in Canad…”

Maté claims Indigenous people make up 5% of Canada's population but 30% of male and 50% of female prisoners, based on his experience with Vancouver addiction clients.