by Carolyn | Jan 23, 2020 | eldercare, in the news, Opioid epidemic, treatment
“I’m grateful people our age still get a chance to get it right. You know things the younger people don’t know because you’ve been through it.” ElderCare client Tamara talks about her opioid addiction and life in treatment at Odyssey...
by Carolyn | Jan 22, 2020 | addiction, Dr. Peter Provet, eldercare, GRCR, in the news, Opioid epidemic, treatment
By Emma Davis City Limits After nearly 40 years of snorting heroin, Tamara Morgan almost died from two sniffs. Morgan, 58, had raised her eight children in Bushwick, Brooklyn while managing a $200-a-day habit. That afternoon in August, Morgan’s daughter had just...
by Carolyn | Jan 10, 2020 | commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, marijuana, teens, treatment
Below, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet comments on an article in USA Today (“As marijuana-induced psychosis rises, parents say treatment for young people hard to find,” Jan. 6). A recent article illustrates a fallacy about marijuana: that it is fundamentally...
by Carolyn | Jan 3, 2020 | Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Opioid epidemic
Behavioral Health News, Winter 2020 By Staff Writer In the 20 years it took opioids to become the deadliest substance misuse epidemic in American history, the response from the public is overwhelmingly in favor of controlling access to opiates by limiting their use,...
by Carolyn | Jan 2, 2020 | community, Outpatient Services, Recovery Center
Happy New Year! Here is a sneak peek of some upcoming events at our Recovery Center in the Bronx. You can download a pdf of the full schedule in English and in Spanish to see everything we have to offer. Women’s Peer Group Every Monday & Wednesday @ 1 pm OH...
