Friday, December 18, 2009

Recovery & the Holidays

The White House Office of Drug Control Policy blog, "Pushing Back," features a guest post from Odyssey House President & CEO Peter Provet about the challenges and opportunities the Holiday Season brings people in recovery and their families.

Here's an excerpt:

For individuals with substance abuse disorders, the Holiday Season brings ambivalent feelings, at best. Memories of past disappointment, pain, and emptiness- and the self-destructive attempts at self-medicating them - are close at hand. Anger towards others and guilt for one's own failures drive the addict to try to forget through momentary intoxication.
Read the entire post here.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Fall 2009 Newsletter now available!

The Fall 2009 edition of Odyssey House News is now available online. The latest newsletter includes articles on the KaBOOM! playground build, the 4th annual Run for Your Life, and other Odyssey House news and events. Click here to view it as a pdf.

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