by Cari Bender | Mar 15, 2025 | Prevention Point
Prevention Point spokesperson Cari Feiler Bender told NPR there are “never enough resources” to help people experiencing addiction in Philadelphia. Now that more people are surviving fentanyl and other drug overdoses, the need is rising. Rachel Wisniewski...
by Cari Bender | Feb 20, 2025 | Prevention Point
Prevention Point Philadelphia’s Sana Clinic integrates HIV treatment and primary care in a harm-reduction model led by Dr. Jessica Meisner, a physician at the University of Pennsylvania who splits her time to run this specialized practice at PPP. Courtenay...
by Cari Bender | Jan 1, 2025 | Prevention Point
Invisible People, a nonprofit dedicated to educating the public about homelessness through innovative storytelling, news, and advocacy with over 1 million subscribers on You Tube, featured the truly extraordinary work of Prevention Point Philadelphia and their...
by Cari Bender | Jan 7, 2023 | Prevention Point
The New York Times’ Jan Hoffman and photojournalist Hilary Swift spent time with Prevention Point Philadelphia and on the streets of Kensington to learn in-depth about Xylazine (also known as “Tranq”), the animal tranquilizer infiltrating the drug...
by Cari Bender | Oct 5, 2022 | Prevention Point
WHYY’s Cory Sharber reports that Prevention Point Philadelphia collected more used syringes than clean ones distributed in the past 12 months, highlighting the increasing drug consumption following the pandemic. PPP announced year-end numbers. Read the full...