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 | 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...
by Carolyn | Aug 31, 2018 | addiction, News roundup, Opioid epidemic
Associated Press: Expecting mothers’ opioid use may stunt kids’ learning New study says children whose mothers used opioids while pregnant commonly face learning disabilities and other special education needs. The Atlantic: A Simple Reason So Many Older...
by Carolyn | Jul 20, 2018 | addiction, News roundup, Opioid epidemic
New York Post: More people died in NYC from drug overdoses than car crashes By Georgett Roberts and Ben Feuerherd The number of people who died from opioid use in the city last year was more than five times the amount killed in driving accidents, Police Commissioner...
by Carolyn | Jun 28, 2018 | addiction, Bronx, grants, OASAS, treatment
Odyssey House was one of five providers awarded $4 million to expand residential addiction treatment services in the New York City. With the $1.23 million grant, Odyssey House will add 41 beds to our Lafayette Avenue in the Bronx. Funding for these projects is being...
