Lace up your sneakers and get ready to make every mile count at the 2025 TCS NYC Marathon! We are excited to announce that Odyssey House has again been selected as an official charity partner of the 2025 TCS NYC Marathon! Whether you’re a seasoned runner…
In today’s New York Times, Dr. Peter Provet, Odyssey House President & CEO, responds to a recent article about the growing use of marijuana after legalization. To the Editor: Re “Unexpected Problem in the Rise of Marijuana” (front page, Oct. 5): As…
“Here & Now” WBUR Deepa Fernandes from WBUR speaks with Dr. Peter Provet, an adolescent psychologist and president of Odyssey House, a sober living and addiction treatment center in New York City, about how substance abuse affects a teen’s mental health. Click…
On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. Under this law, New York State (NYS) became the 15th state to legalize recreational use of marijuana. There are, however, many unknowns as far as how the system will…
The New York Times: ‘Get Well or Die’: A State Senator Reveals His Addiction Battle By Luis Ferré-Sadurní Peter Harckham’s struggles with substance abuse have shaped his views on opioid addiction and the legalization of marijuana. The New Yorker: The Wrong…
Below, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet comments on an article in USA Today (“As marijuana-induced psychosis rises, parents say treatment for young people hard to find,” Jan. 6). A recent article illustrates a fallacy about marijuana: that it is fundamentally safe, or at least,…