by oh-admin | Jan 4, 2010 | commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, public policy, treatment
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly recently asked Odyssey House President Peter Provet and other prominent addiction professionals to contribute their hopes and fears for the treatment field in the new year. Here’s what Dr. Provet hopes for in 2010:Integration...
by intern | Jan 4, 2010 | environment, in the news, marijuana, Opinion Pieces, public policy
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly Peter Provet, Ph.D., President and CEO, Odyssey House, New York Below are reflections from some ADAW readers on the hopes and fears for 2010, for the field and for policy. Integration of substance abuse prevention and treatment into...
by oh-admin | Nov 9, 2009 | Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, public policy
Associated Press national feature story, “Expanding Drug Treatment: Is US Ready to Step Up?,” was picked up by more than 240 news outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR and the Los Angeles Times. In the article, Odyssey House President Peter...
by oh-admin | Jul 15, 2009 | drug laws, Edgecombe, OASAS, public policy
R. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), visited the Edgecombe Residential Treatment Facility in Harlem last week. Kerlikowske met with Odyssey House officials and commissioners from the Office of Alcoholism and...
by oh-admin | Mar 25, 2009 | commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, drug laws, public policy
Today, the New York Times published an article (“To Trim Costs, States Relax Hard Line on Prisons”) on the increasing number of states relying on alternatives to incarceration as a means of cutting costs. Eventually it had to stop. The fact that hard economy reality...
by oh-admin | Mar 18, 2009 | commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, drug laws, public policy
As Governor David Paterson moves to overhaul New York State’s Rockefeller drug laws, legislators, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials need to throw their weight behind an established treatment program that offers so much more than just an alternative to...
