Mary Callahan, Senior Manager, Director of Outpatient Services, sat down with BronxNet reporter Daren Jaime to discuss the opioid epidemic in New York City and how Odyssey House’s community-based services help individuals recover from substance use disorders.
“I’m grateful people our age still get a chance to get it right. You know things the younger people don’t know because you’ve been through it.” ElderCare client Tamara talks about her opioid addiction and life in treatment at Odyssey House. This video was…
By Emma Davis City Limits Tamara Morgan, 58, attends a seminar on heart health for residents of Odyssey House’s George Rosenfeld Recovery Center on Dec. 5, 2019 on Ward’s Island, New York City. A mother of eight and grandmother of four, Morgan…
Behavioral Health News, Winter 2020 By Staff Writer In the 20 years it took opioids to become the deadliest substance misuse epidemic in American history, the response from the public is overwhelmingly in favor of controlling access to opiates by limiting their use, supporting prevention…
Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet writes that psychosocial treatment is the only way to save this generation in response to a recent article (“‘We Could Have Been Anything,’” news, Dec. 3) in The New York Times. To the Editor:…
Listen to Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet on the latest episode of the Addiction Treatment & Recovery podcast. Dr. Provet talks about the comprehensive treatment approach he steers at Odyssey House and his career treating people with substance misuse and mental illness. Addiction…