by intern | Jun 29, 2011 | community, in the news, programs
The Wall Street Journal By Ralph Gardner, Jr. There are a couple of tests I like to administer to cabbies, which they mostly fail, to see how well they know the city. One involves their strategy for getting to the Triborough Bridge. Except on rare occasions-for...
by intern | May 18, 2011 | alcohol, Dr. Peter Provet, eldercare, in the news
Associated Press by Matt Sendensky They go around this room at the Hanley Center telling of their struggles with alcohol and drugs. They tell of low points and lapses, brushes with death and pain caused to families. And silently, through the simple fact that each is...
by oh-admin | May 18, 2011 | eldercare, in the news
Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet and older clients in treatment in our ElderCare program were interviewed by the Associated Press for a national story on the dramatic rise in drug and alcohol abuse among older Americans. Between 1992 and 2008, treatment...
by oh-admin | Apr 20, 2011 | addiction, commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, drug abuse, Family Center, in the news, mothers, prescription drugs
At the Odyssey House Family Centers of Excellence, we treat a range of women with substance use disorders, including those who are pregnant, have recently given birth, or are taking care of young children. In his letter in today’s New York Times, Dr. Peter...
by intern | Apr 11, 2011 | in the news
Alcohol&Drug Use weekly April 2011
by oh-admin | Mar 30, 2011 | in the news, prescription drugs, teens
Melanie R., a young woman in treatment at the Odyssey House Lafayette Avenue Teen Girls Program, was interviewed last night about prescription drug abuse by Dr. Jay Adlersberg, WABC-7’s health and medical reporter. Melanie spoke about how easy it is for...
