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Phoenix House Honors Stephen A. Schwarzman, President and CEO, The Blackstone Group

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Phoenix House Honors Stephen A. Schwarzman,  President and CEO, The Blackstone Group

WHAT:

Phoenix House, the nation’s leading non-profit drug treatment and
education organization will honor business leader and philanthropist
Stephen A. Schwarzman with its 2004 Public Service Award.
This award honors exceptional men and women whose achievements
and service to society inspire young people struggling to reclaim
disordered lives.

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SAMHSA Survey on Drug Use by Teenagers

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SAMHSA Survey on Drug Use by Teenagers

NEW YORK, NY, April 12, 2006 – A statement by Phoenix House President Mitchell S. Rosenthal, MD, Regarding a Recent SAMHSA Survey on Drug Use by Teenagers:

While we are encouraged by the results of today’s survey from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, we should not be misled. There… read more

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PHOENIX ACADEMY’S THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY MODEL IS FIRST TO BE FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AS EVIDENCE-BASED

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PHOENIX ACADEMY’S THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY MODEL IS FIRST TO BE FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AS EVIDENCE-BASED

Phoenix Academy Selected by SAMHSA as First Therapeutic Community Program in the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP)

New York, NY, February 12, 2008 — The Phoenix Academy Therapeutic Community (TC) model has been recognized as the first evidence-based therapeutic community program for adolescents to be listed in the National Registry of… read more

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How Parents Can Help Keep their Teens Safe from Alcohol and Drugs

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How Parents Can Help Keep their Teens Safe from Alcohol and Drugs

New York, NY, August 17, 2006 – In response to a survey released today by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University that finds a dangerous disconnect between parents and teens when it comes to drugs and alcohol, Phoenix House offers five steps parents can take to protect their children… read more

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Phoenix Academy Gets Results

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Phoenix Academy Gets Results

A study published in the September 2004 issue of a leading scientific journal reflects Phoenix House’s leadership in the treatment of adolescent substance abuse. Researchers at the RAND corporation found that adolescents treated at a Phoenix House Academy demonstrated substantial reductions in drug use and unlawful behavior and an improvement in psychological status – and… read more

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Public Service Award Dinner Raises $500,000 to Support Teen Drug Treatment

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Public Service Award Dinner Raises $500,000 to Support Teen Drug Treatment

The Sopranos Join Phoenix House in Honoring HBO’s Chris Albrecht

New York, NY, June 14, 2006 – Sopranos creator David Chase, co-stars James Gandolfini and Edie Falco and executive producer Ilene Landress were among the notables at the Waldorf-Astoria June 13 as Phoenix House honored HBO Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht with its annual… read more

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Graduation and Completion Ceremony Demonstrates Proposition 36 Works

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Graduation and Completion Ceremony Demonstrates Proposition 36 Works

Phoenix House Honors Men and Women in Recovery for Completing Treatment Program
LOS ANGELES, CA, September 30, 2004—For the 19 men and women in recovery who graduated, and the additional 31 who received certificates of completion from Phoenix House last Saturday, the event represented a personal achievement after facing prison and a history of substance… read more

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Phoenix House Names New President, Plans Expansion of Services, and Opens the Rosenthal Center to Focus on Critical Treatment Issues

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Phoenix House Names New President, Plans Expansion of Services, and Opens the Rosenthal Center to Focus on Critical Treatment Issues

New York, NY, February 15, 2007 — Phoenix House, the nation’s largest non-profit substance abuse services agency, today announced the appointment of Howard Meitiner, an experienced corporate executive, to succeed Mitchell S. Rosenthal, M.D., the organization’s founder, as president and chief executive officer.

“As we approach our 40th Anniversary, it is time for both… read more

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Wyclef Jean and Miri Ben-Ari to Lead Phoenix House Tribute to Lisa Ellis of Fireman Capital Partners and Carnival House Recordings

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Wyclef Jean and Miri Ben-Ari to Lead Phoenix House Tribute to Lisa Ellis of Fireman Capital Partners and Carnival House Recordings

Phoenix Rising Award Dinner to Benefit Phoenix House The Plaza, New York, March 30, 2009, 6:30 PM

NEW YORK, NY, March 18, 2009 –Wyclef Jean, the Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, and humanitarian, will join Fireman Capital Partners Chairman and former Reebok CEO Paul Fireman, Dan Fireman, Shaquille O’Neal, Eli Manning, Michael Strahan, Rick Fox… read more

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PHOENIX HOUSE PUBLISHES BOOK OF PERSONAL NARRATIVES ABOUT JOURNEY TO RECOVERY AND OVERCOMING ADDICTION ***

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PHOENIX HOUSE PUBLISHES BOOK OF PERSONAL NARRATIVES ABOUT JOURNEY TO RECOVERY AND OVERCOMING ADDICTION  ***

INTRODUCTION WRITTEN BY DEREK JETER WITH HIS FATHER S. CHARLES JETER

NEW YORK, NY, October 29, 2008 –Phoenix House, the pioneering drug abuse treatment and prevention program, is publishing a book “Words That Free Us: Voices of Recovery,” consisting of the intensely personal narratives of people who have come to Phoenix House to seek… read more

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