by Duane Osterlind | Feb 11, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Teens
Children who grow up in an addictive home internalize a lot of toxic shame where they lose the ability to believe in their own worth and value. For some people, it has never been instilled in them, to begin with. But there is an emotional connection between the addict...
by Duane Osterlind | Feb 4, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Teens
A lot of times, parents out there have kids struggling with addiction and they don’t know what to do or how to notice it. Unfortunately, adolescent addiction is oftentimes written off by a lot of parents because they think what they see as some crazy teenage...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 28, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery
Substance abuse disorder is something that people don’t always discuss, and what you don’t know, is where you can go awry. On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks to Cathy Ferree, the CEO of the Indiana State Museum, about their...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog
Addiction is a family disease because everybody around you suffers from it. The family has a very important role to play during this healing process and there needs to be understanding and compassion. Laura’s Story Coming from a family of many alcoholics, Laura was...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 21, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery
Opium has been around but what many people don’t realize is how much it has shaped society and culture. The United States has spent over $1 trillion on drug enforcement since President Nixon declared a war on drugs. And by any measure, that crisis has become...
