by Carolyn Abrams | Jul 12, 2022 | GRCR, in the news, mothers
With treatment often difficult to access – especially for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) families – intervention from child protective services usually stops short of providing the resources families need. Journalist Pamela Appea of Prism talked to...
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 | 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 | Jan 10, 2020 | commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, marijuana, teens, treatment
Below, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet comments on an article in USA Today (“As marijuana-induced psychosis rises, parents say treatment for young people hard to find,” Jan. 6). A recent article illustrates a fallacy about marijuana: that it is fundamentally...
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...