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Volume 8, Issue 5 (Suppl) J Addict Res Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 2155-6105 Addiction Congress 2017
August 29-31, 2017
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August 29-31, 2017 | Prague, Czech Republic
Addiction Disorder & Addiction Therapy
Pierre Joseph Morais, J Addict Res Ther 2017, 8:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105-C1-033
Scared Straight Tour Presentation
Pierre Morais is a Certified Clinical Counsellor who specializes in addiction. For 20 years he has dedicated his career to
helping people who suffer from addiction. Pierre got into this line of work when at the age of 27 he almost took his own
life due to being addicted to drugs and alcohol. After being in recovery for a few years, he decided to help others the way he
had been helped when he needed it. He eventually acquired a Bachelor in Social Work and then a Master’s in Counselling
Psychology and since then he has worked in addiction clinics, treatment centers and has developed some cutting edge online
addiction services to make recovery from addiction more accessible. He is also the founder of The Scared Straight Tour which is
a program where at-risk youth are taken through the worst drug-infested ghetto in North-America, Vancouver BC’s infamous
Downtown Eastside, to give them a reality check about how devastating addiction can be. Pierre will be talking about his
programs and his views on why addiction develops and how the research community can support the work being done on the
front lines. His presentations are always very gripping, raw and extremely captivating.
Biography
Pierre Joseph Morais is a Certified Clinical Counsellor specializing inAddictions who holds a Master’s in Counselling Psychology. He is the Founder of The Scared Straight
Tour and of Morais & Associates. His work in Vancouver’s downtown eastside, as well as his own recovery 30 years ago from an addiction which almost cost him his life,
has given him some very refined and profound insights into addiction and trends in the drug scene that makes him a highly sought after speaker. His programs have been
the subject of numerous TV and radio news cast and he has appeared on national television, talking about his views on legalizing marijuana.
Pierre Joseph Morais
Scared Straight Tour, Canada