News highlights archives
2005 News clips archives
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| December 28, 2006 |
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Phoenix House Alerts Dallas Teens to Dangers of “Cheese”
Phoenix House substance abuse prevention specialists are in the field talking to kids about the realities of “cheese,” a dangerous mix of heroin and painkillers that is rising in popularity in Dallas area schools. The Dallas Morning News reports on citywide efforts to halt the trend. Read more
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| December 25,
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Phoenix House Gives Teenagers Memorable Christmas
Phoenix Academy of Austin holds a heartwarming holiday celebration for teenagers recovery from substance abuse in this KTCB Fox 7 news story. Watch the video
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| December 10, 2006 |
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New England Adolescent Finds Hope at Phoenix House
A teenage resident of Phoenix Academy of Long Island describes his journey into recovery and hopes for the future. Year-long residential treatment at Phoenix House helps thousands of adolescents reclaim their lives. Read more
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| November 29, 2006
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Starter Heroin Pushed in North Texas Schools
WFAA Channel 8 News covers the rise in the use of “cheese,” a lethal heroin mix, by adolescents in North Texas Schools. The alarming rise in the use of this drug has swiftly driven up the number of children in need of treatment in the Dallas area, including applicants to Phoenix House. Watch the video
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| November 19, 2006 |
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Deadly Heroin Mix on Rise in Texas
A front page report by the Dallas Morning News covers the alarming rise in the use of a lethal heroin mix known as “Cheese” among 11 to 13 year-olds. The increase in drug use by younger children has placed a strain on Dallas area treatment centers, including the Phoenix Academy of Dallas. Read more
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| November 15, 2006 |
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Profile of Phoenix Academy of New York
WABC “Eyewitness News” takes a look at Phoenix Academy of New York. Reporter Art McFarland Interviews staff and students about the Academy experience and how it is helping shape the students’ lives.
Watch the video
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| August 15, 2006 |
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Volunteers repair fairgrounds
Following severe flooding in Walton, New York, volunteers from Phoenix House in South Kortright and others helped to repair the grounds of the Delware County Fair in time for the annual event. Their exhaustive five-week clean-up effort succeeded in helping the fair open on time.
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| June 24, 2006 |
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Students rebuild future
Phoenix Academy students created totem poles as part of an art project. "I feel like I accomplished something with my life," said a student who helped to create the poles. Phoenix Academy encourages art education on the road to recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Read more |
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| June 13, 2006 |
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Prescription drugs find place in teen culture
Pharmaceutical abuse among teens has been increasing at an alarming rate, as seen among the teens seeking help at Phoenix House. "Pharming parties" that involve mixing pills often "pharmed" from parents' medicine cabinets can lead to addiction and even death. Phoenix House facilities nationwide help teens overcome addiction. Read more |
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| June
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Philanthropy With Feeling:
The Pioneer
The magazine's profile of Phoenix House President Mitchell S. Rosenthal, M.D. recognizes his pioneering role in the development of drug abuse treatment in the United States. Since Phoenix House began under Dr. Rosenthal in 1967, it has grown into the nation's largest non-profit substance abuse treatment organization. Read more |
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| May 21,
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Nation is Watching California's Proposition 36 Experiment
Funding is slated to end this month for the California drug law known as
Proposition 36. The law, which offers nonviolent drug offenders the
option of long-term residential treatment, has been praised
by experts on all sides of the measure. Thanks to Proposition 36,
Phoenix House has helped hundreds of individuals who would not have
otherwise received treatment. Listen to the report on National
Public Radio or read more |
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| May 18,
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Phoenix House Teens Recovering from Meth Abuse
Students on the road to recovery at Phoenix House in California are showcased in this dramatic KTTV Los Angeles television special, "Teens Fighting Meth." Watch highlights |
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| May 7,
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After arrest, he looks to run
In 2003, the much-loved Westbury High School Principal Pless Dickerson entered Phoenix House for
crack cocaine addiction treatment. Since completing his treatment, Mr. Dickerson has decided to run for the Westbury School Board. "I still have a passion for the kids and I think
I still
have something to offer," said Dickerson. Read more |
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| April 27, 2006 |
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Texas
schools battle 'starter heroin'
Phoenix Academy Dallas director Michelle Hemm notes that six teens at the
facility used cheese, with one starting as young as 12. Hemm also
expects to see more 'cheese,' as the powder combination of heroin and
Tylenol PM is called, as its ingredients are relatively easy for youths to
come by. Read more |
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| April
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Many more treated for meth, pot
Phoenix House California confirms a rise in teen treatment for methamphetamine
abuse, as nationwide numbers indicate a 57% increase from 2001-2004 in the
number of meth addicts in treatment. Read more |
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| March 14, 2006 |
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Teen meth treatment up
The latest treatment admissions data from Phoenix Academy Los Angeles show a steady increase in California teens entering treatment for methamphetamine abuse. The rise tracks a national trend in reported meth abuse.
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| March 7, 2006 |
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Rising from the Ashes
In a collaboration with Habitat for Humanity, Phoenix House residents in Florida are working to overcome their drug and alcohol addictions by building houses for others. Project TRADE gives Phoenix House residents the job skills needed to find work after they complete their addiction treatment. Read more |
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| February 10, 2006 |
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A Sweet Victory After Completing Drug Rehab
Phoenix House graduates treated to seats in a luxury box to watch a Tampa Bay Lightning hockey game courtesy of the Vincent Lecavalier Foundation. Phoenix House helps teens battle their drug addiction, giving them the opportunity to get clean. Read more
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| February 6, 2006 |
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Dangers of "The Choking Game"
WNBC-TV News Channel 4 Live at Five interviewed Phoenix House Project Director Julie Rosenbluth. Following the death of a seventh grader who was playing the choking game, Rosenbluth, a certified health education specialist, explains that few children realize the dangers of playing it. |
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| February 1, 2006 |
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Christopher Kennedy Lawford Book Party
Several Phoenix House supporters gathered to celebrate Christopher Kennedy Lawford's new best-seller, Symptoms of Withdrawal. At a book party hosted by Phoenix House board members Beth Rudin DeWoody and Annette Tapert, Lawford spoke about his personal experience overcoming drug addiction. Phoenix House President Mitchell S. Rosenthal joined DeWoody and Tapert in congratulating Lawford and
spoke of a new initiative, Friends of Phoenix House. Read more
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| January 17, 2006 |
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Out & About, Children's Defense Fund
Phoenix Academy student Ramell Stone spoke at a Children's Defense Fund fundraising luncheon as a winner of their Beat the Odds scholarship. Ramell spoke of overcoming drug addiction with his second chance at Phoenix Academy. Keynote speaker Hillary Clinton stressed the importance of securing funding from
Washington to help children in need. Read more
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| January 17, 2006 |
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Jeter Steps Up Effort
Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter drew some big names to his annual golf tournament. Michael Jordan, Alex Rodriguez and Reggie Jackson were all on hand to help raise money for Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation, which is helping Phoenix House launch the Derek Jeter Academy in Tampa. Teens will receive drug and alcohol addiction treatment at the residential center when it opens in 2007. Read more
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| January 17, 2006 |
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Rebirth - Dr. Mitch Rosenthal
Mitchell S. Rosenthal, M.D. is a pioneer in the field of substance abuse treatment, who introduced treatment methods at Phoenix House that have become standard throughout the field. For more than 35 years, he has been engaged in building Phoenix House into the nation's leading private, non-profit drug and alcohol abuse services agency.
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