by oh-admin | Mar 9, 2012 | addiction, commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, drug abuse, in the news, Letters to the Editor, public policy, treatment
Dr. Peter Provet urges lawmakers to reconsider legislation requiring welfare recipients to take drug tests and calling instead for greater treatment and prevention funding. States consider drug testing welfare recipients prompts the question: Why stop at poor people...
by oh-admin | Feb 27, 2012 | addiction, commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, drug abuse, in the news, Letters to the Editor, public policy, treatment
In a letter to The New York Times, Dr. Peter Provet urges municipalities that collect taxes from medical marijuana businesses to direct some of that additional revenue to under-funded treatment and prevention programs. To the Editor: “Struggling Cities Turn to a...
by oh-admin | Jan 27, 2012 | Family Center, grants, mothers, OASAS, supportive housing, treatment
Housing support for homeless families with substance use disorders Odyssey House has been selected by the New York State Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) to receive $499,000 in annual funding to provide 20 permanent supportive housing...
by oh-admin | Jan 26, 2012 | commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, public policy, treatment
Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet responds to NJ Governor Chris Christie’s remarks on compulsory treatment for incarcerated drug offenders in his State of the State speech, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s...
by oh-admin | Dec 27, 2011 | addiction, commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Letters to the Editor, teens
Dr. Peter Provet, president of Odyssey House, responds to a recent article on the steep increase in daily marijuana use among high school students. To the Editor: Re “Regular Marijuana Use by High School Students Hits New Peak, Report Finds” (news...
