To the Editor: RE: “Newly Born, and Withdrawing from Painkillers” (news article, April 9, 2011): It is troubling to read how little progress has been made in understanding the impact in utero exposure to addictive drugs can have on babies born to pregnant substance abusers. In the 1990s…
To the Editor: In “Doctors Point to Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks’ Dangers” (news article, Oct. 27), alarming reports of inebriated students ending up in emergency rooms are the tip of the iceberg. The broader problem is the number of young people who are being manipulated by targeted marketing strategies…
The New York Times today published a letter by Peter Provet, president of Odyssey House, questioning the use of heroin to treat heroin addiction. The letter can be found on page A22 in the print edition. Check it out and let us know what you think. The…
Letter to the Editor, by Peter Provet, Ph.D. The New York Times To the editor: RE: “Why is Mom in Rehab?” by Charles M. Blow The simple answer is trauma, poverty, lack of support and threat of losing her children. Since crack cocaine burst on to the scene…
Letter to the Editor, by Peter Provet, Ph.D. In Reference To The Murky Politics of Mind-Body, The New York Times To the editor: Even in a favorable discussion of mental illness, addiction is treated as a stepchild with behavioral problems. Other mental illnesses like depression and schizophrenia, increasingly described…
Letter to the Editor, by Peter Provet, Ph.D. The New York Times To the Editor: For thousands of New Yorkers not in the “social scene,” drug abuse and its inherent problems are far from invisible. A visit to any number of treatment programs across the city will clear up…