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2025

A Bushwick woman’s recovery from drug addiction starts on TikTok
Gothamist

Long Island addiction experts fear fewer treatment options with proposed Medicaid cuts
Newsday


Mental Health Center Opening in Brentwood
News12

2024

For graduates at Hofstra University event, staying sober the highest honor
Newsday

Advocates Highlight the Fight Against Addiction
NY1


Opioid Overdose Deaths Drop by 3% in the City Over Last Year's Numbers
NY1


Rehabilitation center offers training to treat overdoses
NY1


Phoenix House NY president Ann-Marie Foster explains connection between addiction and homelessness
NY1


Commentary: We need a better reporting system for tracking drug overdoses
Times Union

2023


Summit shares impact of fentanyl following months of NYC busts, deaths
Fox 5 New York


Phoenix House in East Hampton Is Latest Beneficiary of Dawgpatch Bandits
27East


The Great ‘Fentanyl Trash Can’ Freak-out
Curbed


Free Narcan kits and training at Brooklyn church aims to save lives
News 12 Brooklyn


Partnering to Prevent Substance Abuse 
The East Hampton Star


City's use of $286M opioid settlement threatened by lax oversight and limited funds
Crain's New York 


Op-ed | Jordan Neely deserved better
AMNY


Cloudy leadership over City Hall office
POLITICO


America's Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2023
Newsweek


Opinion: Illegal Pot Shops Threaten New York’s Cannabis Legalization Goals
City Limits


As hospitals vie for state funding, new watchdog report shows some posted record balance sheets in 2021
Crain's New York


Newsweek America's Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2023
Newsweek


Nursing shortage impacts addiction recovery work, experts say
NY1


Health care groups push NY to fix payment rate disparities for behavioral health providers
Crain's New York 


Commentary: Hochul must add money to overdose prevention effort
Times Union 


Partnering to Prevent Substance Abuse
The East Hampton Star

2022


New York's 17 medical schools generate $35B in economic impact annually, report finds
Health Pulse


Overdose Prevention Van, Crisis Center Gets Approval For Bed-Stuy
Patch


Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Brooklyn Daily Eagle


Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal, Phoenix House Founder, Dies at 87
New York Times


Tackling Substance Abuse
NYCity News Service


Drug deaths surged during pandemic
Times Union (Albany)


Teva to pay New York $500M for role in opioid crisis
POLITICAL


Hudson Valley Republicans are framing the fentanyl crisis as a border issue. Experts say that’s inaccurate.
City & State NY


The fight against drug overdoses

Spectrum News NY 1


Treatment providers condemn city for excluding them from opioid settlement funds
Crain's New York Business


Treatment providers say they've been wrongfully excluded from the city's opioid settlement fund allocation
Health Pulse


Artists and Writers, Ellen’s Run Are This Weekend
The East Hampton Star


Coping with the Crisis
Shelter Island Reporter


Phoenix Houses of NY/LI Celebrates 55 Years of Service
By Brooklyn Community Recovery Center


Millions in funding coming to the city for opioid treatment
Spectrum News NY 1


1st 'Historic' Opioid Settlements Distributed To Long Island
Patch


What the homeless need right now
New York Daily News

2021



An epidemic inside of a pandemic: Drug overdose deaths spike amid COVID-19 crisis
Spectrum News NY 1


Commentary: How Best to Use Settlement Funds to Address Opioid Crisis 
Albany Times Union op-ed by Ann Marie Foster  


Phoenix House Brooklyn Community Recovery Center Mourns Loss of Michael K. Williams 
Press release mourning loss of Michael K. Williams


interviews Justin Shaw 
NY1 covers International Overdose Awareness Day event


interviews Ann Marie Foster  
CBS covers International Overdose Awareness Day event


Activists Honor 1,400 New Yorkers Lost to Addiction On Overdose Awareness Day 
News12 covers candlelight vigil


Best Addiction Treatment Centers in the United States 2020  
Newsweek names Phoenix House one of America’s best addiction treatment centers


Amid Rise in Fentanyl Use and Overdose Deaths, Phoenix House Adds New Staff to Leadership Team 
Press release announcing new leadership


Phoenix House CEO Responds to $1.1 Billion Settlement With Opioid Distributors  
Statement responding to Opioid Distributors Settlement


93,000 Drug Overdose Deaths Highlight Another Toll of the Pandemic  
WNYC’s The Takeaway interview with Dr. Linda Sacco


U.S. Drug-Overdose Deaths Soared Nearly 30% in 2020, Driven by Synthetic Opioids 
WSJ quotes Justin Shaw


Phoenix House CEO Responds to Johnson & Johnson Opioid Settlement  
Statement responding to Johnson & Johnson Opioid Settlement


Testimony to NYS Assembly Hearing on Integrative Services to Treat Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder 
Ann Marie Foster’s


Phoenix House CEO Testifies to NYS Assembly on Integrative Services to Treat Mental Illness, Substance Use  
Press release for Ann Marie Foster Testimony to NYS Assembly


The Epidemic Before the Pandemic 
East Hampton Star interviews Ann Marie Foster  

2020


CC Sabathia + Phoenix House/NY in Conversation About Addiction and Pathways to Recovery  
Press release about CC Sabathia event 


Drug Treatment Expert Applauds NYS Proposal to Go After Synthetic Fentanyl 
WAER interviews Ann Marie Foster 


Anne Marie Leads in The Healthcare Industry and Talks with Tany
AURN Online


More than 250 Queens Residents Receive Free Thanksgiving Meals Thanks to Phoenix House
Press release about Thanksgiving pantry


Overwhelmed Nonprofits Ask Governor to Release Federal Aid as a Lifeline 
Legislative Gazette mentions Phoenix House


Non-Profits and Lawmakers Are Once Again Calling on Governor Cuomo to Release Funds from the CARES Act 
Fox40 mentions Phoenix House


“We Don’t Want to be Forgotten”: Recovery Providers in NYC Feel Strain Amidst COVID-19 Stressors 
NY1 quotes Ann Marie Foster and Osiris Mercado, Phoenix House resident 


Phoenix House CEO: “Americans Overcoming Addiction Cannot Be Mocked By Their President” 
Statement responding to President Trump


Phoenix House: “We Need Every Dollar for Addiction Care” 
Statement about Opioid Lawsuits


 Phoenix House CEO to NY State: “Don’t Wait on Pharma Funds to Treat Addiction”  
Statement advocating for more funding


NY Phoenix House CEO Testifies at NYS Assembly Hearing on COVID-19 and Substance Abuse Concerns 
Press release for Ann Marie Foster Testimony to NYS Assembly (including testimony


COVID-19 Takes No Holiday: A Labor Day Reflection on NYC Workers Killed by the Virus Across the Last Half-Year
NY Daily News quotes Ann Marie Foster


Where are the Addiction and Mental Health Patients? Declares Ann Marie Foster, Pres/CEO, Phoenix Houses New York 
Raynbow Affair quotes Ann Marie Foster


Commentary: Cutting Addiction Treatment Funds Will Cost Us In the Long Run  
Albany Times Union op-ed by Ann Marie Foster and Sen. Pete Harckham


Best Addiction Treatment Centers in the United States 2020 
Newsweek names Phoenix House one of America’s best addiction treatment centers


Opinion: New Yorkers With Addiction Face Serious COVID-19 Risks Also featured in Hamlet Hub 
City Limits op-ed by Ann Marie Foster


Doctor’s Death Highlights How Coronavirus in NYC is Undercounted  
AP quotes Ann Marie Foster


Coronavirus NYC: New York City Doctor Doug Bass’s Death Highlights Limits of Coronavirus Death Count 
ABC7 quotes Ann Marie Foster

 


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