Eric never thought he’d make it to 30. He began using heroin when he was 19, overdosing twice. “There was no way I was going to make it through my 20s,” says Eric, now 33. He...
Michael used to sleep on the streets, a knife tucked in the side of his wheelchair in case of attack, living in what he calls “Kill or Be Killed” mode. Now he has his own apartment...
Womxn's Night volunteer Michelle Kwon, Womxn's Night Coordinator Teena Weisler-Vega, and volunteer Nicole Smith. Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) offers a number of ways for...
Prevention Point Philadelphia’s (PPP’s) drug treatment clinic helps patients start and adhere to lifesaving medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). These medications—which at...
A new piece from Penn's Leonard Davis Institute features Prevention Point Philadelphia's (PPP's) mobile drug treatment and overdose response unit, an innovative program designed to...