Abraham Twerski (1930–2021,) fully Abraham Joshua Heshel Twerski, was an Israeli-American Hasidic rabbi, educator, and spiritual leader. A psychiatrist specializing in substance abuse, he was a descendant of the Chornobyl and other Hasidic dynasties.
Born in Milwaukee into a family of distinguished rabbis, Twerski attended medical school graduating in 1960. He spent two decades as the clinical director of the psychiatry unit at St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburgh. Twerski was a foremost authority on drug treatment and addiction, and he founded Gateway Rehab in Pittsburgh in 1972.
Twerski authored over 60 books on religious topics and self-help topics. His notable works include When Do the Good Things Start? (1995,) Pull the Plug on Self-Defeating Behavior (1997,) Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception (1997,) and Dear Rabbi, Dear Doctor: Straight Answers to Tough Questions (2007.)
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