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A Special Evening in the Hamptons

On Saturday, June 26th, we were thrilled to honor our friends Tony DiSanto, MTV’s President of Programming, and Lauran & Charlie Walk, CEO and Founder of CWE Media and Chairman of RJW Collective. read more
Illicit Drug Use Among Baby Boomers on the Rise

Researchers worry that high rates of lifetime drug use among boomers is likely to create health complications for millions of aging Americans and swamp the country’s drug-treatment programs. Click below to read the full story. read more
“How I Stay Clean”

Phoenix House Springfield alum Jared Hamre, 25, shares his story of tragedy and recovery with parents and teens at a drug prevention forum in Agawam, Mass. Click below to read the full article. read more
New Study: Stress Hormone May Be Linked to Alcoholism

A new study from neuroscientists at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, CA, provides new evidence that getting your stress under control may play a key role in overcoming addictions. Click below to read the full article. read more
Phoenix House Is in the News!

Fox interviews our new Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Deni Carise about a controversial NYC Department of Health pamphlet for heroin users. read more
Pepsi Donates to Yorktown Academy

Earlier this fall, over 100 Pepsi employees spent the day with 18 residents of our Yorktown Academy. One group participated in a golf event and putting contest, while the other spent the day experiencing an organic farm and exotic animals at Green Chimneys in Brewster, NY.

At a dinner following the event, the… read more
Hats Off to Our Newest Alumni!

Congrats to the Phoenix House class of 2009! Recently, we honored close to 100 men and women who have completed our New York programs in the past year. We are proud of this year’s celebrants for their determination to reclaim their lives. read more