A member of the Odyssey House Art Project, Jack Cooperman, was featured in News 12 The Bronx today. Check out the story below! Morrisania ‘catman’ paints murals of cats in need of loving homes One Bronx man, who takes care of the stray cats in his neighborhood, has...
Odyssey House artist featured on News 12 The Bronx
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Addiction & Mental Health News, Feb. 8
CNN: White House prioritizes opioid abuse in first national drug control strategy By Maegan Vazquez The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy outlined its top priorities for combating illicit drug abuse and distribution in the United States in the...
Coming up at the Recovery Center, Feb. 2019
Here is a sneak peek of some upcoming events at our Recovery Center in the Bronx. You can download a pdf of the full schedule in English and in Spanish to see everything we have to offer. Mondays: Women’s Peer Group @ 1 pm Yoga / Meditation @ 2pm (biweekly) Tuesdays:...
Overcoming a stubborn barrier to treatment
Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet discusses the importance of medication-assisted treatment to reducing opioid overdose deaths in response to a recent article in The New York Times. “This City’s Overdose Deaths Have Plunged. Can Others Learn From It?” (News,...
De Blasio commits $8M to address opioid epidemic in the Bronx
By Jonathan Lamantia Crain's New York Business Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday the city will allocate $8 million in response to the still-rising death rate from opioid overdoses in the Bronx. The funding will support an advertising campaign on the dangers of the...
Happy Holidays from Odyssey House
Peace, Love, and Understanding As we prepare to celebrate the holiday season with our families, we thank you for your support and encouragement. This year, in the midst of a devastating opioid epidemic, we’ve helped save the lives of more than a thousand New Yorkers...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and when we reflect on what we're thankful for, we think about you, our Friends of Odyssey House! Through our programs, we have seen many lives changed for the better. This is only possible because of thoughtful contributions from people like...
One week until #GivingTuesday!
The holiday season is just around the corner, and we invite you to kick it off with us on Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving back. On the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, you’ll have the chance to join people around the world and support a cause...
“It’s a miracle story” — Recovering addicts conquer NYC Marathon
Staten Island Advance By Nick Regina Odyssey House was running for a cause near and dear to many Islanders at Sunday’s New York City Marathon “Turning addicts into athletes,” boasts the organization’s slogan, written across the backs of its shirts on race day. “Run...
They Were Addicted to Opioids. Now They’re Running the New York Marathon.
By William Shannon The New York Times Ryan Stevens sat on the edge of a concrete balustrade in Central Park after finishing three laps around the reservoir. She and her fellow runners from Odyssey House, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, joked about a grueling...
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