by Duane Osterlind | May 27, 2026 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Healing, Healthcare, Kratom, Medical Treatment, neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Opioid treatment centers, opioids, Recovery, Recovery Centers, Rewiring The Brain
In this episode, host Duane Osterlind sits down with Dr. Muhamad Aly Rifai, a dual-trained internist, psychiatrist, and addiction medicine specialist with over 25 years of clinical experience. Together, they dive deep into a rising public health concern—Kratom and...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 13, 2025 | Addiction, Addiction Awareness, Drug Addiction, e-cigarettes, Health, Medical Treatment, Mental Health, nicotine, psychosis, Recovery, Teens, Therapy, vaping
Join us as we welcome Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher from Stanford University, an esteemed expert in adolescent health, who brings her wealth of knowledge to our conversation on the Addicted Mind Podcast. We focus on the heightened sensitivity of the adolescent brain to...
by Duane Osterlind | Jun 24, 2024 | Addiction, Addiction Awareness, Comedy, Drug Addiction, Theatre
Gregg Ostrin, the brilliant playwright behind “The Spy Who Went Into Rehab,” shares his incredible journey of recovery, maintaining sobriety since 1987, and how his personal experiences inspired his writing. Duane sits down with Gregg to discuss his...
by Duane Osterlind | Mar 18, 2024 | Addiction, Author, Drug Addiction, Family, opioids, Parenting
Our guest on this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast is Maureen Cavanagh, author and founder of Magnolia New Beginnings. Maureen’s family had a long history of addiction, but since she was not personally prone to addiction, she thought that she knew the formula to...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 9, 2023 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Mindfulness, Shame, Trauma
Addiction does not only impact the one addicted, it also affects their family and friends. It’s hard to see your loved one hurting and struggling. But you can’t help them heal with guilt and shame. There are tools and resources to help you help your loved one make a...
by Duane Osterlind | Dec 26, 2022 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Anxiety, Drug Addiction, Trauma
America is in the midst of a new drug crisis. Earlier this year, the CDC reported a staggering 107,000 overdose deaths in 2021. That’s one every five minutes. It’s up almost 15% from 2020 and nearly 70% of those deaths involved fentanyl. On today’s...
