by Duane Osterlind | Oct 13, 2025 | Addiction, Addiction Awareness, Family, Gratitude, Medical Treatment, Medicine, Recovery
Dr. Scott Teitelbaum’s world came crashing down when his addictions to marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, and gambling threatened not only his medical career but also his family life. As a former pediatrician who found himself battling these demons, Scott’s...
by Duane Osterlind | Sep 8, 2025 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Bio Markers, DNA, Medical Treatment, Recovery, Science
If you found out earlier on in your youth that you actually have a genetic propensity toward addiction, would you have made decisions a lot differently? Addiction is a bio-psycho-social model, but we don’t really look at the biology part of it. Sometimes, we have to...
by Duane Osterlind | Aug 11, 2025 | Addiction, Addiction Awareness, Addiction Treatment, Health, Healthcare, Healthcare, Medicine, Recovery
Melody Glenn, an addiction and emergency medicine physician with a flair for creative writing, joins Duane to share insights from her upcoming book, “Mother of Methadone: A Doctor’s Quest, a Forgotten History, and a Modern Day Crisis.” Together, they...
by Duane Osterlind | Jun 30, 2025 | Addiction, Healing, hope, Medicine, Mental Health, Trauma, Western Psychology
Join us on a transformative journey as we sit down with Dr. Jeff McNairy, the Chief Medical Officer at Rhythmia, who shares his compelling shift from traditional mental health practices to the world of alternative therapies. Inspired by Gerard Powell’s...
by Duane Osterlind | Jun 23, 2025 | Alcohol Addiction, Bullying, Healing, hope, Medical Treatment, Recovery, Trauma, Vulnerability
Gerard Bradbury’s life was once a tumultuous storm of anxiety and alcoholism, but today it stands as a beacon of hope and resilience. Gerard joins us to reveal his deeply personal journey chronicled in his memoir, “Tripping Over Myself: A Journey from...
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...
