by Carolyn | May 28, 2019 | Awards, behavioral health care, Dr. Peter Provet
This May, Odyssey House President & CEO Dr. Peter Provet was recognized for his leadership in the addiction field at the Mental Health News Education (MHNE) Leadership Awards Reception. Dr. Provet received the Community Service Award. The MHNE Awards honor key...
by Carolyn | May 10, 2019 | Dr. Peter Provet, events, GRCR, Mother's Day Awards Breakfast, mothers
On Wednesday, May 8th, Odyssey House held its second annual Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast to recognize our business and community partners whose commitment to recovery strengthens families throughout NYC. The event raised more than $100,000 for women and families in...
by Carolyn | Apr 18, 2019 | addiction, Dr. Peter Provet, marijuana, News roundup, Opioid epidemic
The New York Times: Opioid Users Call Kratom a Godsend. The F.D.A. Says It’s a Menace. By Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Serge F. Kovaleski The steep rise in the number of people suffering opioid addiction has helped spawn the widespread use of another substance: kratom, a...
by Carolyn | Apr 15, 2019 | addiction, Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Opioid epidemic
By Valerie Bauman, Social Issues Reporter The Daily Mail (UK) Exclusive DailyMail.com analysis of the General Social Survey reveals a 50% increase since 2012 in the share of Americans who believe the federal government does not spend enough on drug addiction...
by Carolyn | Apr 5, 2019 | Dr. Peter Provet, eldercare, in the news
Behavioral Health News, Spring 2019 By Peter Provet, Ph.D., President and CEO, Odyssey House In the midst of a devastating opioid epidemic, much of the attention has focused on the impact on younger populations, but there is another group struggling with substance use...
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,...
