Introducing the new Odyssey House website!
The new Odyssey House website is more user-friendly, with easier navigation, a more intuitive design and vibrant colors. Take a look at how you can browse and engage our website in whole new ways. The redesigned website was built with a grant from the Taproot...
Give to Odyssey House, one search at a time
Help Odyssey House raise money - for free! Just start using GoodSearch (powered by Yahoo!) as your search engine and they'll donate about a penny to us every time you do a search.In addition, when you shop through their online shopping mall, GoodShop.com, a percentage...
Good Day Street Talk
Fox 5 Here's the video from last Saturday's Good Day Street Talk on Fox 5, featuring Odyssey House President Peter Provet. Dr. Provet was part of a panel, which also included New York City Councilmember Peter Vallone and representatives from the Harm Reduction...
Hopes for the treatment field in 2010
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 of...
Disturbing Trend: Bodegas Selling Alcohol to Teens
Odyssey House President Peter Provet comments on reports of an illegal cocktail known as a "nutcracker" being sold to teens. A nutcracker is a potent mix of fruit punch and alcohol, usually vodka or rum, being sold in bodegas and barbershops in Harlem and the Bronx....
Readers’ Hopes, Dreams and Fears for 2010
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...
Bodegas Targeted for ‘Nutcracker’ Sales
Odyssey House President Peter Provet comments on reports of an illegal cocktail known as a "nutcracker" being sold to teens. A nutcracker is a potent mix of fruit punch and alcohol, usually vodka or rum, being sold in bodegas and barbershops in Harlem and the Bronx....
Bodegas, Barbershops Dealing Sweet Liquor Punch ‘Nutcrackers’ to City Teens
Recovery & the Holidays
The White House Office of Drug Control Policy blog, "Pushing Back" features a guest post from Odyssey House President & CEO Peter Provet about the challenges and opportunities the Holiday Season brings people in recovery and their families. Here's an excerpt: For...
Fall 2009 Newsletter now available!
The Fall 2009 edition of Odyssey House News is now available online. The latest newsletter includes articles on the KaBOOM! playground build, the 4th annual Run for Your Life, and other Odyssey House news and events. Click here to view it as a pdf. If you're...
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