State has spent a fraction of opioid settlement funds, records show
State officials appear to be sitting on more than $100 million in opioid settlement funds as the overdose crisis continues, new data shows.
The state’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports, which distributes the opioid settlement funds, has received approximately $505 million from litigation w…
State tax credit for hiring people in recovery from addiction remains largely unused
A state tax incentive to encourage businesses to hire people in recovery from drug and alcohol use remains largely unused, state data shows.
The recovery-friendly workplace tax credit, which launched in 2019, offers up to $2 million in rebates each year to businesses that hire people coming out of …
Lower Manhattan rehab center invests in $32M Wards Island expansion
Odyssey House, one of the largest drug treatment centers in the city, is spending tens of millions of dollars to build a new complex on Wards Island.The Lower Manhattan-based addiction recovery nonprofit is building a new $32 million, 20,000 square foot facility on Wards Island with plans to replac…
Expanding addiction services at no extra cost
November 6, 2025- If necessity is the mother of invention, could a tight state budget year lead to some creative ideas for doing more without spending more? That's what's being pitched for the delivery of addiction services in New York by Rob Kent, former counsel at the state Office of Addiction Se…
Is the College Swimming League the Future? Kyle Sockwell Answers the Hard Questions
Kyle Sockwell has long branded himself as the “CEO of Fun,” but anyone who has worked with him behind the scenes knows that label only tells half the story. Sockwell, now the COO of the newly announced College Swimming League (CSL), has built a reputation in aquatic sports for something that’s surp…
Rob Kent
You may remember Rob as a Kingfisher guest in April of 2023. At the time he was the General Counsel with the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in the executive office of the President. In that role Rob provided overall legal support to all components of ONDCP.
More recently Rob has m…
How to prioritise data when everything is important
As organisations grow, data teams face a familiar challenge - staying focused on what matters while supporting an increasingly complex operation. In this episode of Hub & Spoken, Jason Foster, CEO & Founder of Cynozure, is joined by Rob Kent, Head of Data and AI at Greggs, to explore what pragmatic…
Stagnant state funding for opioid epidemic fight
June 5, 2026 - We examine the top line spending on combatting the opioid epidemic in the recently adopted state budget with Rob Kent, former general counsel at the state Office of Addiction Services and Supports. We also consider regulatory reform to improve the state's capacity.
What's working ... and what isn't? Examining models for treating substance abuse
Last year, nearly 45 million Americans were diagnosed with a substance abuse disorder. That’s according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. When it comes to treating addiction, what's working? And what isn't? We talk to the team at ROCovery about local peer support, an…
Inside the White House Drug Policy Office | The Saving Dose Ep. 11 feat. Rob Kent
In the eleventh episode of The Saving Dose, Dr. John Hsu and William Pedranti are joined by Rob Kent, former General Counsel at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy under the Biden administration and a 30-year veteran of New York state government drug policy. He now runs Kent Stra…
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