by Carolyn Abrams | Feb 27, 2025 | commentary
Odyssey House President and CEO Dr. Peter Provet comments on how a recent article in the New York Times (“An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn’t It Used More?”, February 16, 2025) on buprenorphine and stigma. The recent New York...
by Carolyn Abrams | Mar 3, 2023 | call to action, commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Letters to the Editor, Opioid epidemic
In today’s New York Times, Dr. Peter Provet, Odyssey House President & CEO, responds to a recent article [“One Year Inside a Radical New Approach to America’s Overdose Crisis,” by Jeneen Interlandi (Opinion, Feb. 26)], and accompanying editorial [“America...
by Carolyn Abrams | Jul 6, 2021 | commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, drug laws, marijuana
On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. Under this law, New York State (NYS) became the 15th state to legalize recreational use of marijuana. There are, however, many unknowns as far as how the...
by Carolyn | Oct 13, 2020 | addiction, commentary, Coronavirus, Dr. Peter Provet, Opioid epidemic
Below, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet comments on an article in the New York Times about the pandemic’s impact on the opioid epidemic. “‘The Drug Became His Friend’: Pandemic Drives Hike in Opioid Deaths” (News, Sept 29), underscores the essential role...
by Carolyn | Jun 5, 2020 | commentary, community, Dr. Peter Provet
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King Jr., April 16, 1963 As we witnessed the horrific death of Mr. George Floyd, killed on the streets of Minneapolis by a white police officer while fellow officers looked on, we were all...
by Carolyn | Mar 6, 2020 | addiction, commentary, in the news, Letters to the Editor, naloxone, Opioid epidemic, Outpatient Services
In today’s New York Times, Mary Callahan, Odyssey House Senior Director of Outpatient Services, responds to a recent article about training children how to administer naloxone. To the Editor: “Teaching Children in the Bible Belt How to Reverse an Overdose”...
