Still Hungry

Still Hungry: The Unseen Addiction to Dopamine in Everyday Life
By Jason McIlrath

What if your hunger wasn't for food-but for escape?

In this raw, unflinching exploration of modern addiction, Jason McIlrath opens the door to a hidden epidemic: our quiet, constant craving for dopamine. From childhood casseroles to late-night doomscrolling, from sugar highs to fantasy-fueled screen time, Still Hungry is both a personal memoir and a cultural diagnosis.

This is not a book about willpower. It's about wiring.

Drawing from lived experience and neuroscience, McIlrath dives deep into how today's world-engineered with algorithms, ultra-processed foods, and sexualized media-feeds a cycle of craving, shame, and emotional hunger. He breaks down why we chase hits of pleasure and how that chase leaves us emptier than before.

Through 40 gripping chapters, readers will discover:

• Why food, sex, and screens trigger the same addictive circuits as drugs

• How childhood scarcity shapes adult habits

• Why "just one more" never satisfies

• How to interrupt the craving-response cycle with awareness and healing

Whether you're struggling with food, porn, scrolling, or the endless pursuit of "more," Still Hungry offers insight, hope, and a path forward.

This is your invitation to live awake in a world designed to keep you numb.