Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment in California Threatened: Cuts in Funding Jeopardize Phoenix Academy San Diego
Appeal to Community - Help These Kids Who Need it Most
Since 1988, Phoenix Academy San Diego has helped thousands of troubled teens reclaim their lives, establishing itself as a vital county resource for at-risk youth and their families. The Academy, a… read more 
On Saturday, September 12, 2009, nearly 1,500 Phoenix House clients, alumni, and staff members turned out for the second annual A&E Recovery Rally. Undaunted by the threat of rain, the group, donning hats and t-shirts with the new Phoenix House “wings of hope” logo, marched from Foley Square in lower Manhattan, across the Brooklyn Bridge… read more 
NEW YORK , NY , August 15, 2009 –For the fifth consecutive year Phoenix House will benefit from the Annual Artists & Writers Charity Softball Game, along with the East End Hospice and East Hampton Day Care.
Over 2,000 celebrities and spectators are expected at this well-loved Hamptons rite of summer. This year’s… read more
Downturn Fuels Rising Drug and Alcohol Abuse,
Phoenix House Study Reveals
“Addiction is on the upswing, fueled by pressures from our economic downturn," says Howard Meitiner, President and CEO of Phoenix House, the nation’s largest non-profit alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention facility. “Eighty-eight percent of the population feels that drug abuse is at either serious or crisis levels… read more
Phoenix House’s Chief Clinical Officer David Deitch on
Intervention, and the Recovery Process That Follows
“Back for a second season is A&E’s hit series The Cleaner, with Benjamin Bratt starring as an ‘extreme interventionist,’ a character based on the life of the show’s co-executive producer Warren Boyd. What’s encouraging about The Cleaner is the exposure the… read more
Phoenix House Benefit Honoring Haley and Jason Binn
East Hampton, Saturday, June 27, 2009, 6-8 PM
NEW YORK , NY , June 16, 2009 –“Addiction runs its devastating course through every community – including the Hamptons,” says Howard Meitiner, President and CEO of Phoenix House, one of the nation’s largest non-profit alcohol and drug abuse treatment and… read more
SHRUB OAK, NY, June 13, 2005 -- On June 27, 2005 Phoenix House and the NYC Department of Education will present twenty-five young men and women with their NYC Department of Education Regents diplomas. These students will not only be celebrating their academic achievement, they will also be marking the successful completion of substance abuse… read more
Phoenix House Event Raises $250,000 To Help Fight Teen Addiction
LOS ANGELES, CA, April 18, 2005—Phoenix House, California's leading non-profit substance abuse services organization, raised $250,000 during its second annual "Triumph For Teens" Awards Gala. Held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on April 18, more than 200 people gathered to honor this… read more
- White House Official Honors Phoenix Houses of California with Distinguished Service Award -
SAN DIEGO, CA, October 10, 2007— The White House National Drug Control Policy Director, John Walters, made a special visit to San Diego’s primary residential substance abuse treatment program for teens on October 4. At the Phoenix Academy of San Diego in… read more
NEW YORK, NY, March 28, 2004 – On March 31, 2004 Phoenix House, the nation’s leading non-profit drug treatment and education agency, will honor music industry legend Russell Simmons with the Phoenix Rising Award. Simmons is being recognized for his tireless advocacy of drug law reform and his role in educating the public and policy… read more