by intern | Oct 9, 2000 | in the news
New York City-based Odyssey House, a 33 year-old therapeutic community (TC), plans to open an innovative treatment center for adolescents based on a variation of the TC model that will help the most troubled youths who have high service needs. this will include...
by intern | Sep 21, 2000 | Letters to the Editor
The Daily News By Peter Provet, Ph.D. Drugs and homelessness are two of society’s most intractable problems, but they are not much in the news of late. Neither presidential candidate have offered a coherent plan that addresses these intransigent social issues....
by intern | Sep 16, 2000 | in the news
The New York Times By Clyde Haberman Darryl Strawberry, the recovering drug user, cancer survivor and sometime baseball player, was back in the news this week for all the usual reasons. He was in trouble with the law. Mr. Strawberry’s troubles came to the...
by intern | Aug 7, 2000 | Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: “Distilling the Truth in the Ecstasy Buzz” (news article, Aug. 6): In our rush to protect our youth from the dangerous drug Ecstasy, let’s not forget the far more pervasive and destructive drug of choice of millions of school-age...
by intern | Jul 31, 2000 | in the news
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly By Peter Provet, Ph.D. A fundamental question has recently resurfaced within the field of addiction: Can alcoholics learn to drink moderately? Audrey Kishline, founder of a group called Moderation Management and one of the...
