by oh-admin | Feb 25, 2016 | addiction, heroin, public policy
On Tuesday night, PBS aired a new Frontline documentary, “Chasing Heroin,” chronicling the impact of the opioid epidemic as well as the efforts of law enforcement, social workers, and public defenders and prosecutors to save the lives of addicted people without...
by intern | May 7, 2014 | public policy, Television
News 12 Bronx More law enforcement agencies statewide will soon be trained on how to administrate the heroin antidote Narcan. Narcan takes just three minutes to revive a person overdosing on heroin or prescription pain medication by pushing the drug out of their...
by oh-admin | May 7, 2014 | heroin, in the news, Outpatient Services, prescription drugs, public policy
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is spearheading an effort to equip more law enforcement officers with the heroin antidote Narcan. It takes just three minutes to revive a person overdosing on heroin or prescription pain medication by pushing the drug...
by oh-admin | Apr 14, 2014 | commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Letters to the Editor, mental health, public policy
In Saturday’s edition of The New York Times, Odyssey House President & CEO Dr. Peter Provet is one of several experts commenting on a recent article examining the growing number of people with severe mental illness who are coming into contact with the...
by oh-admin | Feb 17, 2014 | in the news, public policy
The spring 2014 issue of Behavioral Health News included an article about how managed care regulations are transforming the behavioral health landscape, written by Peter Provet, Ph.D., president and CEO, and Gary Harmon, Ph.D., vice president and director of research...
by intern | Aug 19, 2013 | Dr. Peter Provet, grants, housing programs, in the news, OASAS, programs, public policy, supportive housing
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly In a development that so far is seen mainly as benefiting treatment centers that traditionally work with the neediest clients, a growing number of addiction treatment facilities are gaining direct expertise as providers of permanent...
