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Addiction & The Brain

Presented by: Dr Stephen Jurd

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Dr Stephen Jurd, a specialist addiction psychiatrist.

Dr Stephen Jurd has been instrumental in developing and establishing successful addiction recovery services and 12-step recovery centres in Australia and the US. He developed the Royal North Shore Hospital Drug and Alcohol Services from 1984 to 2006. He founded the Phoenix Unit, a prominent Minnesota model rehab that he went on to direct for 14 years. Dr Jurd is currently the founder and Chairman of The Sydney Retreat’s Board.

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Every week at The Sydney Retreat, guests attend a discussion with addiction medicine specialist, Dr Stephen Jurd. In his Addiction and the Brain lecture series, Dr Jurd hears one question over and over again – Why can’t I moderate my drinking and drug use like everyone else?

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TALK #1: ADDICTION AND THE BRAIN

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TALK #2: GENETICS & ADDICTION

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TALK #3: EVOLUTION

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TALK #4: THE BRAIN IN RECOVERY

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