by Carolyn | Jan 3, 2020 | Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Opioid epidemic
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,...
by Carolyn | Dec 16, 2019 | addiction, commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Letters to the Editor, Opioid epidemic
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: In “‘We Could Have Been Anything’”...
by Carolyn | Nov 19, 2019 | Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Working in Recovery
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...
by Carolyn | Sep 14, 2019 | in the news, recovery month, Run for Your Life
By James Ford PIX11 The opioid crisis is the biggest health emergency the country has ever faced. One New York-based entity that’s had success in fighting the crisis over addiction brought together hundreds of people on Saturday who it’s helping, and PIX11...
by Carolyn | Aug 28, 2019 | in the news, Opioid epidemic
Fox 5 NY reports on a potential $10 billion to $12 billion nationwide settlement in which Purdue Pharma would devote its profits to cleaning up the devastation wrought by opioids, and the controlling Sackler family would be out. Odyssey House Vice President &...
by Carolyn | Aug 27, 2019 | Bronx, in the news, Opioid epidemic, Outpatient Services
By Jonathan LaMantia Crain’s New York Business The city Health Department said drug-overdose deaths fell 2.6% last year, to 1,444—the first decrease after seven consecutive years in which the total climbed higher. Opioids were involved in 80% of those deaths,...
