MOUD

By: Theo Fountain I saw the beach today, it looked lovely. Sunlight crinkled atop the waves, shimmering like crushed glass. It’s the only feature distinguishing water from sky as...

When, for the first time, Crystal and her husband have a small apartment of their own, they’re having a big party and everyone from Prevention Point Philadelphia is invited: Dee...

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...

On March 1, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposed new regulations on telemedicine access to buprenorphine, widely recognized in the medical community as the gold...

Donna grew up in Kensington and sometimes takes her 15-year-old daughter back to the old neighborhood. But she isn’t there to visit friends or family. Instead, she drives down...

For years, Kali felt she had a handle on her heroin use, supporting herself with a job in the restaurant industry and renting her own apartment. But in 2019, she began using a...

To Whomever It Concerns, My name is Charles and I am a PPP client and if it were not for Prevention Point I would be still an addict and homeless and helpless. I would be dead...

Andreas Copes Twitter: @gingercopes In 2002, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved buprenorphine, a game-changing medication for many who are dependent on opioids. A...