The Truth about Addiction: what we get right and what we get wrong

Talks on Tuesdays is a live event series bringing big ideas, real experts, and curious minds together - at your favourite local venues. Think thought-provoking lectures, audience questions, and post-talk mingling over drinks and dinner.

This isn’t a uni lecture. It’s a social, intelligent night out.Come alone or with friends, leave with something to talk about.

Event Schedule:

6.30pm Arrival & Doors Open

7pm Lecuture Starts

7.45pm Q&A

8pm Talk Concludes

8.30pm Event Closes.

*Please arrive close to 6.30pm

A La Carte menu and full bar available throughout the night - pay as you go.

Your Topic:

What is the truth about addiction? Why is it that all public discourse about addiction is incorrect? How do you help yourself or a loved one with addiction? This talk will not only dispel myths about addiction but explain that the public discourse on addiction set us up to never be able to find the truth. This does not occur due to an accident but happens by design to distract from harder questions that society doesn’t want to address.

Your Speaker:

Dr Bradlow is an addiction psychiatrist and the Director of Medical Services at the Victoria Clinic. He finished undergraduate medicine with honours at Monash University, two separate masters degrees (in psychiatry and in addiction), and is currently completing a PhD through the University of Melbourne. He is a lecturer at Monash University’s Master of Mental Health Science, is a clinical supervisor to psychiatry trainees, and hosts a weekly podcast on addiction (Substance Stories). He has over 100 academic citations and has presented findings from his research at academic conferences and on TV.