by Carolyn | Feb 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
A member of the Odyssey House Art Project, Jack Cooperman, was featured in News 12 The Bronx today. Check out the story below! Morrisania ‘catman’ paints murals of cats in need of loving homes One Bronx man, who takes care of the stray cats in his neighborhood, has...
by Carolyn | Feb 8, 2019 | addiction, News roundup, Opioid epidemic, prescription drugs
CNN: White House prioritizes opioid abuse in first national drug control strategy By Maegan Vazquez The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy outlined its top priorities for combating illicit drug abuse and distribution in the United States in the...
by Carolyn | Feb 4, 2019 | events, Outpatient Services, Recovery Center
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. Mondays: Women’s Peer Group @ 1 pm Yoga / Meditation @ 2pm (biweekly) Tuesdays:...
by Carolyn | Dec 6, 2018 | addiction, commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, Medication-assisted treatment, recovery
Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet discusses the importance of medication-assisted treatment to reducing opioid overdose deaths in response to a recent article in The New York Times. “This City’s Overdose Deaths Have Plunged. Can Others Learn From It?” (News,...
by Carolyn | Dec 4, 2018 | addiction, Bronx, heroin, in the news, Opioid epidemic
By Jonathan Lamantia Crain’s New York Business Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday the city will allocate $8 million in response to the still-rising death rate from opioid overdoses in the Bronx. The funding will support an advertising campaign on the dangers of...
