“Housing & recovery are joined at the hip”
In today’s edition of The New York Times, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet …
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Strokes, In Steps
Manhattan Times by Monica Barnkow “I was a walking mess.” Russell M. recalled how he had faced off with the courts after struggles with substance abuse. It was August 2014, and he needed to make a change. His break came, he said, in being referred to Odyssey House. The…
Odyssey House Gets Grant to Add Peer Mentors to Corrections Program in NYC
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly The federal Department of Justice has awarded New York City–based Odyssey House a two-year, $300,000 grant for a pre- and postrelease peer mentoring and recovery program. The work will be done at the Edgecombe Correctional Facility and builds on the 45-day inprison treatment program Odyssey…
Odyssey House Adds Four to Board
Odyssey House and Odyssey Foundation have added four new members to their Boards of Trustees: Kimberly Hardy, Konstantin Richter, George Suttles, and Edward Watson. “Board members are an invaluable source of support for the men, women, and children who rely on our programs to save their lives,” said Odyssey House…
Recovery and the holidays
This article by Dr. Peter Provet, president and CEO of Odyssey House, originally appeared as a guest post on the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s…
Drug Abuse in The Elderly
In his letter in Saturday’s New York Times, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet writes that the number of those who fit the criteria for substance abuse is expected to double in the next five years. The people included in ” More Older Adults Are Struggling…