by Carolyn | Sep 10, 2018 | drug laws, in the news, marijuana
Tens of thousands of low-level marijuana convictions could be erased with the OK of Brooklyn’s top prosecutor, under a new plan for wiping records clean of offenses no longer being prosecuted in parts of the nation’s biggest city, the Associated Press...
by Carolyn | Aug 9, 2018 | arts, community, Harlem, in the news, Odyssey House Art Project
New York Amsterdam News The Health Department announced a new mural and art exhibit in East Harlem encouraging New Yorkers to drink water instead of sugary-sweetened beverages. Odyssey House, a behavioral health care organization, worked with clients in recovery from...
by Carolyn | Jun 20, 2018 | in the news, Medication-assisted treatment, Opioid epidemic
By David Crow Financial Times Magazine Anthony De La Rosa was 22 when a player on his college baseball squad introduced him to a new drug: Oxycodone. “We weren’t just smoking weed any more. We would go to practice, come back and snort Oxy in the dorm rooms. At that...
by Carolyn | Apr 16, 2018 | Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Letters to the Editor, naloxone, Opioid epidemic
Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet discusses the role treatment providers can take in expanding access to naloxone training in response to a recent article (“Surgeon General Urges Americans to Carry Drug That Stops Opioid Overdoses,” news, April 6) in The New...
by Carolyn | Jan 31, 2018 | Family Center, GRCR, in the news, OASAS, recovery
NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services partnered with Telemundo TV to produce a series of 30-minute shows targeted at New York’s Spanish speaking communities. Each show focuses on issues related to substance misuse and provides information on the range...
by Carolyn | Jan 29, 2018 | in the news, Opioid epidemic
WCVB-TV (ABC): Harvard Pilgrim Health Care offers Narcan training With the opioid epidemic showing no signs of abating, we have been expanding our efforts to address the deadly consequences of addiction by training our staff, clients, and community members to...
