An Associated Press national feature story, “Expanding Drug Treatment: Is US Ready to Step Up?,” was picked up on Monday, November 9, 2009, 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 Provet and Odyssey House Program Director Darrin Brown, who directs our Edgecombe parolee treatment program, discuss the merits of drug treatment as an alternative to incarceration. The news package also includes interviews with clients and a video featuring Dr. Provet and Director of OASAS Residential Services Susan Plaza, which can be viewed below.