Prevention Point Pittsburgh
@prevpointpitt.bsky.social
Prevention Point Pittsburgh (PPP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing health empowerment services to people who use drugs.
The mission of Prevention Point Pittsburgh is to promote and advocate for the reduction of harms associated with inje
The mission of Prevention Point Pittsburgh is to promote and advocate for the reduction of harms associated with inje
Our Sunday site in East Liberty,is in new location starting Sunday January 18th. New site is in 211 N Whitfield, 5th floor in Allies for Health and Wellness office just a couple of blocks from old site. This map shows the old site on Penn Ave and the new site. Hope to see you there this Sunday!
January 26, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Our Sunday site in East Liberty,is in new location starting Sunday January 18th. New site is in 211 N Whitfield, 5th floor in Allies for Health and Wellness office just a couple of blocks from old site. This map shows the old site on Penn Ave and the new site. Hope to see you there this Sunday!
We are seeing medetomidine in most of the lab results for Pittsburgh area.
September 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We are seeing medetomidine in most of the lab results for Pittsburgh area.
Updated bags with usual warning that contents change all the time, so something that is listed here may be different than another bag with the same name. This is just posted as a way for people to see what's in the supply!
September 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Updated bags with usual warning that contents change all the time, so something that is listed here may be different than another bag with the same name. This is just posted as a way for people to see what's in the supply!
We are also seeing lots of "caines" in the opioid supply. Procaine, lidocaine, tetracaine, all local anesthetics or numbing agents. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Local Anesthetics Adulterating the Illicit Fentanyl Supply
This Viewpoint examines the use of local anesthetics to adulterate synthetic opioids, particularly illicitly manufactured fentanyl, and the dangers associated with exposure to these drugs.
jamanetwork.com
May 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We are also seeing lots of "caines" in the opioid supply. Procaine, lidocaine, tetracaine, all local anesthetics or numbing agents. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
90% of recent samples we've had tested that people, expected to be opioids contained medetomidine here in Pittsburgh. People are experiencing very heavy sedation. 1-2 doses for the fentanyl part of the OD should be enough. Once they're breathing, more naloxone won't help.
May 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
90% of recent samples we've had tested that people, expected to be opioids contained medetomidine here in Pittsburgh. People are experiencing very heavy sedation. 1-2 doses for the fentanyl part of the OD should be enough. Once they're breathing, more naloxone won't help.
Reposted by Prevention Point Pittsburgh
As Director of Prevention Services & Harm Reduction, Larry Anderson supervises the syringe service & overdose prevention programs. We spoke w/him about the latest & most prominent contaminant in the drug supply—medetomidine—& how it’s affecting his team’s crucial work. ppponline.org/blog/overdos...
Overdose Response Amidst an Ever-Changing Drug Supply: Larry Anderson on medetomidine | Prevention Point
Larry Anderson’s team
ppponline.org
May 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
As Director of Prevention Services & Harm Reduction, Larry Anderson supervises the syringe service & overdose prevention programs. We spoke w/him about the latest & most prominent contaminant in the drug supply—medetomidine—& how it’s affecting his team’s crucial work. ppponline.org/blog/overdos...
New bags posting. Reminder that just because you have the same stamp, DOES not mean it has the came contents! Always carry naloxone.
May 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New bags posting. Reminder that just because you have the same stamp, DOES not mean it has the came contents! Always carry naloxone.
Do you have unlocked, unused cell phones in working condition? Bring them with you to our 30th anniversary event on May 17th at the @wbu_pgh.
Party Like It's 1995 | May 17th | The WBU Event Venue | Handstamp
Prevention Point Pittsburgh (PPP) in turning 30 this year! Join us in celebrating all that we've accomplished since 1995. The past three decades have brought many challenges and just as many achievem...
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May 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Do you have unlocked, unused cell phones in working condition? Bring them with you to our 30th anniversary event on May 17th at the @wbu_pgh.
Prevention Point Pittsburgh is hiring a Coordinator for our Statewide Naloxone mailing project. For job description and application: jobs.nonprofittalent.com/job/1719586-...
Nonprofit Talent | PA Naloxone Project Coordinator @ Prevention Point Pittsburgh
Prevention Point Pittsburgh (PPP) is a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the health and...
jobs.nonprofittalent.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Prevention Point Pittsburgh is hiring a Coordinator for our Statewide Naloxone mailing project. For job description and application: jobs.nonprofittalent.com/job/1719586-...
thehill.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Prevention Point is turning 30!!! We all need a reason to celebrate!! Join us.
April 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Prevention Point is turning 30!!! We all need a reason to celebrate!! Join us.
Latest bags list. Seeing increasing bags that have no fent or only trace amount. Also more mede, less xylazine. Reminder that a bag with the same stamp is not necessarily the same thing you see here.
April 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Latest bags list. Seeing increasing bags that have no fent or only trace amount. Also more mede, less xylazine. Reminder that a bag with the same stamp is not necessarily the same thing you see here.
Reposted by Prevention Point Pittsburgh
A panel of UCSF doctors today issued a note of caution: Public health approaches to drug use that are abstinence-only, at the expense of strategies like harm reduction, can kill.
The warning comes as S.F. grapples w/how to treat addiction.
by @abineely.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/03/ucsf...
The warning comes as S.F. grapples w/how to treat addiction.
by @abineely.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/03/ucsf...
UCSF doctors warn: Abstinence-only approach to drug use can kill
As San Francisco politicians increasingly embrace abstinence-first approaches to substance abuse, four UCSF doctors issued a note of caution.
missionlocal.org
March 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A panel of UCSF doctors today issued a note of caution: Public health approaches to drug use that are abstinence-only, at the expense of strategies like harm reduction, can kill.
The warning comes as S.F. grapples w/how to treat addiction.
by @abineely.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/03/ucsf...
The warning comes as S.F. grapples w/how to treat addiction.
by @abineely.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/03/ucsf...