by Carolyn | Apr 5, 2019 | Dr. Peter Provet, eldercare, in the news
Behavioral Health News, Spring 2019 By Peter Provet, Ph.D., President and CEO, Odyssey House In the midst of a devastating opioid epidemic, much of the attention has focused on the impact on younger populations, but there is another group struggling with substance use...
by Carolyn | Dec 4, 2018 | addiction, Bronx, heroin, in the news, Opioid epidemic
By Jonathan Lamantia Crain’s New York Business Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday the city will allocate $8 million in response to the still-rising death rate from opioid overdoses in the Bronx. The funding will support an advertising campaign on the dangers of...
by Carolyn | Nov 5, 2018 | in the news, marathon, recovery, Run for Your Life
Staten Island Advance By Nick Regina Odyssey House was running for a cause near and dear to many Islanders at Sunday’s New York City Marathon “Turning addicts into athletes,” boasts the organization’s slogan, written across the backs of its shirts on race day. “Run...
by Carolyn | Nov 2, 2018 | in the news, marathon, Run for Your Life
By William Shannon The New York Times Ryan Stevens sat on the edge of a concrete balustrade in Central Park after finishing three laps around the reservoir. She and her fellow runners from Odyssey House, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, joked about a grueling...
by Carolyn | Sep 25, 2018 | Dr. Peter Provet, Facebook, in the news, Opioid epidemic, programs, recovery
This morning, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet and an Odyssey House client were guests on the first episode of “And Now the Good News,” a new Facebook show hosted by PIX11 reporter (and “Run for Your Life” emcee) James Ford. In this episode, James and Peter...
by Carolyn | Sep 15, 2018 | community, Harlem, in the news, recovery month, Run for Your Life
by James Ford WPIX RANDALLS ISLAND, Manhattan — New York’s Very Own supports New Yorkers recovering from substance abuse and addiction. PIX11 voted with its feet, literally, at the Run For Your Life on Randall’s Island on Saturday. It’s an event operated by Odyssey...
