At the Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast, Norell was one of two residents from our family center who spoke about their experiences in treatment. Norell, 38, is in treatment with her 5-month-old son Jordan. I started drinking when I was 15 years old and using marijuana...
“We’re here because I needed to get my life back on track.”
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Inaugural Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast celebrates champions of recovery
This spring Odyssey House held its first-ever Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast to recognize our business and community partners whose commitment to recovery strengthens families throughout NYC. Hosted by Telemundo 47 consumer/investigative reporter Liz Gonzalez, the...
Foundation grant addresses urgent needs of older New Yorkers
For older adults who have completed treatment, the lack of affordable housing is a major barrier to their ability to lead independent lives and maintain a healthy recovery. In New York, Odyssey House is one of the only substance abuse treatment organizations to offer...
Treating Opioid Overdose, on the Ground
Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet discusses the role treatment providers can take in expanding access to naloxone training in response to a recent article (“Surgeon General Urges Americans to Carry Drug That Stops Opioid Overdoses,” news, April 6) in The New...
Building stronger families
In Odyssey House’s family-oriented communities, mothers like Carminia learn how to break the cycle of substance abuse and create a nurturing home for their children. Carminia is the proud mother of a one-year-old boy and is expecting her second child in May. A few...
This Mother’s Day, support women in recovery
Moms battling drug and alcohol addiction often face a tough choice: taking care of themselves or taking care of their children. At Odyssey House, they don’t have to make that choice, because pregnant women and women with children can stay together, helping to build...
Support Odyssey House on Valentine’s Day — and every day
What if you could make a difference with your online shopping? We’ve partnered with AmazonSmile to help you do just that. When you shop through this link, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates .5% of your purchases to Odyssey House. Want to put your shopping towards a...
Telemundo & OASAS highlight Odyssey House services
NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services partnered with Telemundo TV to produce a series of 30-minute shows targeted at New York’s Spanish speaking communities. Each show focuses on issues related to substance misuse and provides information on the range...
Odyssey House brings opioid overdose training to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
WCVB-TV (ABC): Harvard Pilgrim Health Care offers Narcan training With the opioid epidemic showing no signs of abating, we have been expanding our efforts to address the deadly consequences of addiction by training our staff, clients, and community members to...
“There is no quick cure for addiction”
Below, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet comments on a recent article in The New York Times (“How a ‘Perfect Storm’ in New Hampshire Has Fueled an Opioid Crisis,” News, Jan 21) Of all the reasons why New Hampshire is leading the country in per capita deaths...
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