Behavioral Health News, Fall (2) 2017 By Justin Mitchell, VP, Director of Residential Services & Daphne Juste, Clinical Support Coordinator With more than 60,000 opioid overdose deaths nationally in 2016, a multi-pronged treatment approach is necessary to address the worst drug crisis in American history.
On August 31st, as part of International Opioid Overdose Awareness Day, our Recovery Community and Outreach Center (RCOC) held free overdose reversal training for community members in the Bronx. The RCOC staff instructed more than two dozen people in how to recognize an opioid overdose and administer naloxone to reverse…
“In New York State, we believe in people. Nobody is a lost cause. Everyone is worth saving.” And with that, NYS Lieutenant Kathleen Hochul officially opened the George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery, and affirmed the State’s commitment to supporting the men and women in need of treatment.
By Glenn Blain New York Daily News New York State Lt. Governor Kathleen Hochul formally cut the ribbon of the George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery Center operated by Odyssey House. ALBANY — State efforts to combat heroin and opioid addiction got a…
Looking for a night out at the theater? Head over to the TBG Theater to see The Hungry Ghosts! Set in a posh Malibu rehab facility, this full-length one-act comedy tackles existential anguish and the nationwide opioid epidemic with humor and illuminates the power of human connection…