Mr. Mark Scheeren

Mr. Scheeren is the Chairman and co-founder of Baldwin Research Institute, Inc., the alcohol and drug research company that is the original creator of the non disease, non 12-step model of alcohol and drug education. For over two decades Mr. Scheeren has researched hundreds of different methods, facilities, and cultures worldwide in an effort to discover the many keys to improving the quality of one's life. Out of this research, the most effective residential program in the world was created in 1992: the St. Jude Program.

The St. Jude Program is the only method based on a culmination of neuroscience, social/educational processes, and common sense. This most recent edition (12th), with 11 new chapters and 50 pages of additional appendices and references, is the most comprehensive "addiction" program ever created. As a researcher who spent much of his professional life helping people, Mr. Scheeren became well known for his dedication and is well respected in the substance use education industry. No other researcher (with the exception of Mr. Gerald Brown, the other co-founder of Baldwin Research Institute Inc.) has ever spent 10 years living on-site with their study subjects and then another 10 years defining, studying and redefining programs that provide real solutions for substance use problems.

The residential St. Jude Program taught at St. Jude Retreats have revolutionized the entire treatment industry and are the driving force behind the rejection of the 12-step movement in the substance use treatment industry. Mr. Scheeren has taken his experiences of teaching and conducting research and used that knowledge to continuously fine tune the already proven success of the St. Jude approach. This 12th Edition is the culmination of tens of thousands of research hours, and has already changed thousands of lives over the past 2 decades.

Mr. Scheeren and his wife Danielle have three children. His other interests include big game hunting, boxing, running, motorcycle riding and hiking in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York.

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