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2023

11/3/23
Summit shares impact of fentanyl following months of NYC busts, deaths
Fox 5 New York

11/23/23
Phoenix House in East Hampton Is Latest Beneficiary of Dawgpatch Bandits
27East

11/15/23
The Great ‘Fentanyl Trash Can’ Freak-out
Curbed

10/7/23 - 
Free Narcan kits and training at Brooklyn church aims to save lives
News 12 Brooklyn

9/7/23  
Partnering to Prevent Substance Abuse 
The East Hampton Star

9/5/23
City's use of $286M opioid settlement threatened by lax oversight and limited funds
Crain's New York 

6/19/23
Op-ed | Jordan Neely deserved better
AMNY

5/2/23
Cloudy leadership over City Hall office
POLITICO

4/15/23
America's Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2023
Newsweek

4/10/23
Opinion: Illegal Pot Shops Threaten New York’s Cannabis Legalization Goals
City Limits

4/5/23
As hospitals vie for state funding, new watchdog report shows some posted record balance sheets in 2021
Crain's New York

3/15/23
Newsweek America's Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2023
Newsweek

3/30/23
Nursing shortage impacts addiction recovery work, experts say
NY1

3/21/23
Health care groups push NY to fix payment rate disparities for behavioral health providers
Crain's New York 

2/23/23
Commentary: Hochul must add money to overdose prevention effort
Times Union 

1/12/23
Partnering to Prevent Substance Abuse
The East Hampton Star

2022

12/08/22
New York's 17 medical schools generate $35B in economic impact annually, report finds
Health Pulse

11/28/22
Overdose Prevention Van, Crisis Center Gets Approval For Bed-Stuy
Patch

11/23/22
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

11/19/22
Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal, Phoenix House Founder, Dies at 87
New York Times

11/17/22
Tackling Substance Abuse
NYCity News Service

11/4/22
Drug deaths surged during pandemic
Times Union (Albany)

11/3/22
Teva to pay New York $500M for role in opioid crisis
POLITICAL

10/31/22
Hudson Valley Republicans are framing the fentanyl crisis as a border issue. Experts say that’s inaccurate.
City & State NY

09/26/22
The fight against drug overdoses

Spectrum News NY 1

9/01/22
Treatment providers condemn city for excluding them from opioid settlement funds
Crain's New York Business

9/01/22
Treatment providers say they've been wrongfully excluded from the city's opioid settlement fund allocation
Health Pulse

8/17/22
Artists and Writers, Ellen’s Run Are This Weekend
The East Hampton Star

08/14/22
Coping with the Crisis
Shelter Island Reporter

05/04/22
Phoenix Houses of NY/LI Celebrates 55 Years of Service
By Brooklyn Community Recovery Center

04/21/22
Millions in funding coming to the city for opioid treatment
Spectrum News NY 1

04/20/22 
1st 'Historic' Opioid Settlements Distributed To Long Island
Patch

03/21/22
What the homeless need right now
New York Daily News

2021


10/26/21
An epidemic inside of a pandemic: Drug overdose deaths spike amid COVID-19 crisis
Spectrum News NY 1

09/27/21
Commentary: How Best to Use Settlement Funds to Address Opioid Crisis 
Albany Times Union op-ed by Ann Marie Foster  

09/09/21
 Phoenix House Brooklyn Community Recovery Center Mourns Loss of Michael K. Williams 
Press release mourning loss of Michael K. Williams

08/31/21
interviews Justin Shaw 
NY1 covers International Overdose Awareness Day event

08/31/21
interviews Ann Marie Foster  
CBS covers International Overdose Awareness Day event

August 31, 2021
Activists Honor 1,400 New Yorkers Lost to Addiction On Overdose Awareness Day 
News12 covers candlelight vigil

08/18/21
Best Addiction Treatment Centers in the United States 2020  
Newsweek names Phoenix House one of America’s best addiction treatment centers

July 20, 2021
Amid Rise in Fentanyl Use and Overdose Deaths, Phoenix House Adds New Staff to Leadership Team 
Press release announcing new leadership

07/20/21
Phoenix House CEO Responds to $1.1 Billion Settlement With Opioid Distributors  
Statement responding to Opioid Distributors Settlement

07/15/21
93,000 Drug Overdose Deaths Highlight Another Toll of the Pandemic  
WNYC’s The Takeaway interview with Dr. Linda Sacco

07/14/21
U.S. Drug-Overdose Deaths Soared Nearly 30% in 2020, Driven by Synthetic Opioids 
WSJ quotes Justin Shaw

June 28, 2021
Phoenix House CEO Responds to Johnson & Johnson Opioid Settlement  
Statement responding to Johnson & Johnson Opioid Settlement

06/21/21
Testimony to NYS Assembly Hearing on Integrative Services to Treat Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder 
Ann Marie Foster’s

06/21/21
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

04/15/21
The Epidemic Before the Pandemic 
East Hampton Star interviews Ann Marie Foster  

2020

12/23/20
CC Sabathia + Phoenix House/NY in Conversation About Addiction and Pathways to Recovery  
Press release about CC Sabathia event 

12/19/20
Drug Treatment Expert Applauds NYS Proposal to Go After Synthetic Fentanyl 
WAER interviews Ann Marie Foster 

12/01/20
Anne Marie Leads in The Healthcare Industry and Talks with Tany
AURN Online

11/19/20
More than 250 Queens Residents Receive Free Thanksgiving Meals Thanks to Phoenix House
Press release about Thanksgiving pantry

10/22/20
Overwhelmed Nonprofits Ask Governor to Release Federal Aid as a Lifeline 
Legislative Gazette mentions Phoenix House

10/21/20
Non-Profits and Lawmakers Are Once Again Calling on Governor Cuomo to Release Funds from the CARES Act 
Fox40 mentions Phoenix House

10/14/20
“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 

09/30/20
Phoenix House CEO: “Americans Overcoming Addiction Cannot Be Mocked By Their President” 
Statement responding to President Trump

09/17/20
Phoenix House: “We Need Every Dollar for Addiction Care” 
Statement about Opioid Lawsuits

09/15/20
 Phoenix House CEO to NY State: “Don’t Wait on Pharma Funds to Treat Addiction”  
Statement advocating for more funding

09/15/20
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

09/06/20
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

08/27/20
Where are the Addiction and Mental Health Patients? Declares Ann Marie Foster, Pres/CEO, Phoenix Houses New York 
Raynbow Affair quotes Ann Marie Foster

07/26/20
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

05/22/20
Best Addiction Treatment Centers in the United States 2020 
Newsweek names Phoenix House one of America’s best addiction treatment centers

04/21/20
Opinion: New Yorkers With Addiction Face Serious COVID-19 Risks Also featured in Hamlet Hub 
City Limits op-ed by Ann Marie Foster

04/09/20
Doctor’s Death Highlights How Coronavirus in NYC is Undercounted  
AP quotes Ann Marie Foster

04/08/20
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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