by Carolyn Abrams | Nov 17, 2021 | addiction, Opioid epidemic
The abuse of Fentanyl has become a major contributor to the national opioid addiction epidemic. Here’s how the synthetic drug affects the brain. Video/Image: Arielle Ray/The Wall Street Journal Video/Image: Arielle Ray/The Wall Street Journal Source: Drug Overdose...
by Carolyn | Jan 23, 2020 | eldercare, in the news, Opioid epidemic, treatment
“I’m grateful people our age still get a chance to get it right. You know things the younger people don’t know because you’ve been through it.” ElderCare client Tamara talks about her opioid addiction and life in treatment at Odyssey...
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...
by Carolyn | May 31, 2018 | addiction, Family Center, Mother's Day Awards Breakfast, mothers, Opioid epidemic
At the Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast, Casey was one of two residents from our family center who spoke about their experiences in treatment. Casey, 23, is pregnant with her first child. I feel very lucky to be here at Odyssey House. It wasn’t long ago that my...
