Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) is a nonprofit public health organization providing harm reduction services to Philadelphia and the surrounding area.[1] Prevention Point Philadelphia was founded by ACT UP Philadelphia, and began syringe exchange program[1] which is also the first one in Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania.[2] Prevention Point Philadelphia provides harm reduction counseling, syringe exchange, medical care, support and education groups, and referrals to social services and drug treatment.[2]
Prevention Point Philadelphia was founded in 1991 based on acts of ACT UP[3] in response to the HIV & AIDS epidemic. At the time, it was illegal to possess syringes in Pennsylvania.[4] Under increasing pressure to respond to the growing epidemic, then Mayor Ed Rendell issued an executive authorizing distribution of syringes within the city.[4]
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^ ab"About Us | Prevention Point". ppponline.org. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
^ abGoodin-Smith, Oona (2023-04-24). "Prevention Point Philadelphia head to step down after 16 years: 'It's time for a change for me'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
^Kase, Aaron (2017-05-12). "Needle Exchanges Are Busier Than Ever Thanks to the Opioid Crisis". Vice. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
^ abVestal, Christine (2019-11-17). "With safe injection sites, 'Somebody has to go first.' It could be Philadelphia". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
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