by Carolyn | Jan 22, 2020 | addiction, Dr. Peter Provet, eldercare, GRCR, in the news, Opioid epidemic, treatment
By Emma Davis City Limits After nearly 40 years of snorting heroin, Tamara Morgan almost died from two sniffs. Morgan, 58, had raised her eight children in Bushwick, Brooklyn while managing a $200-a-day habit. That afternoon in August, Morgan’s daughter had just...
by Carolyn | Apr 15, 2019 | addiction, Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Opioid epidemic
By Valerie Bauman, Social Issues Reporter The Daily Mail (UK) Exclusive DailyMail.com analysis of the General Social Survey reveals a 50% increase since 2012 in the share of Americans who believe the federal government does not spend enough on drug addiction...
by Carolyn | Sep 25, 2018 | Dr. Peter Provet, Facebook, in the news, Opioid epidemic, programs, recovery
This morning, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet and an Odyssey House client were guests on the first episode of “And Now the Good News,” a new Facebook show hosted by PIX11 reporter (and “Run for Your Life” emcee) James Ford. In this episode, James and Peter...
by Carolyn | Jul 20, 2018 | addiction, News roundup, Opioid epidemic
New York Post: More people died in NYC from drug overdoses than car crashes By Georgett Roberts and Ben Feuerherd The number of people who died from opioid use in the city last year was more than five times the amount killed in driving accidents, Police Commissioner...
by Carolyn | Jun 20, 2018 | in the news, Medication-assisted treatment, Opioid epidemic
By David Crow Financial Times Magazine Anthony De La Rosa was 22 when a player on his college baseball squad introduced him to a new drug: Oxycodone. “We weren’t just smoking weed any more. We would go to practice, come back and snort Oxy in the dorm rooms. At that...
