"I see the addict as a seeker, albeit a misguided one," Dr. Chopra says, introducing this small but compassionate and empowering book. "The addict is a person in quest of pleasure, perhaps even a kind of transcendent experience. ? There?s nothing to be ashamed of in this impulse. On the contrary, it provides a foundation for true hope and real transformation." A new medicine is in the making, one in which mind, conscious- ness, meaning, and intelligence play key roles. One of the architects of the new medicine is Dr. Chopra, a credentialed, respected physician who has `paid his dues` as a modern doctor. --LARRY DOSSEY. M.D., author of Healing Words Deepak Chopra is being hailed as a modern-day Hippocrates for his novel approach of combining ancient healing traditions with modern research. -- IRV KUPCINET, Chicago Sun-Times We can`t help wishing he lived close enough to make house calls. -- JUDITH HOOPER, New York Times Book Review Dr. Chopra`s writing has great beauty, great power, great delight, and much common sense. -- COURTNEY JOHNSON, author of Henry James and the Evolution of Consciousness Dr. Chopra presents us with information that can help us live long, healthy lives. --BERNIE SIEGEL, M.D., -- author of Love, Medicine and Miracles