by Carolyn Abrams | Mar 3, 2025 | Opioid epidemic
There’s some hopeful news in the fight against substance use disorders—new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a significant decline in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. According to provisional numbers from the CDC’s National Vital...
by Carolyn | Sep 3, 2024 | Bronx, community, Harlem, naloxone, Opioid epidemic, training
To mark International Opioid Overdose Awareness Day, Odyssey House held free opioid overdose reversal training sessions in East Harlem and the Bronx aimed at equipping the community with lifesaving skills. Narcan (naloxone) can reverse the effects of an opioid...
by Carolyn Abrams | Oct 16, 2023 | grants, Medication-assisted treatment, OASAS, Opioid epidemic, Outpatient Services, treatment
In September, the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports awarded Odyssey House a grant to develop an integrated outpatient treatment program. Odyssey House will receive $760,000 in one-time-only funding and support services for up to 18 months. This grant is...
by Carolyn Abrams | Aug 14, 2023 | Letters to the Editor, Opioid epidemic
Letter to the Editor Is Portland’s Decriminalization of Drug Use the Right Approach? In today’s New York Times, Dr. Peter Provet, Odyssey House President & CEO, responds to a recent article about Portland’s drug crisis. To the Editor: Re “A Drug User’s...
by Carolyn Abrams | Mar 3, 2023 | call to action, commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Letters to the Editor, Opioid epidemic
In today’s New York Times, Dr. Peter Provet, Odyssey House President & CEO, responds to a recent article [“One Year Inside a Radical New Approach to America’s Overdose Crisis,” by Jeneen Interlandi (Opinion, Feb. 26)], and accompanying editorial [“America...
