Recovery

In one of Ricky Austin’s earliest memories, he wakes up in his family’s Baltimore home and sees the adults in his life using illegal narcotics, “shooting drugs in their neck.” “I...

At Prevention Point's Recover & Thrive event on September 25th, we presented Prevention Point's second annual zine! All the content—which includes artwork, poetry, and essays—was...

In the darkest days of Vincent LeCompte’s addiction, when family and friends distanced themselves, Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) provided him with food, clothing, medical...

At Prevention Point's Recover & Thrive event on September 25, we presented Prevention Point's first-ever zine! All the content —which includes artwork, poetry, and essays —was...

On September 25, Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) hosted a special event in the Love Lot—Recover & Thrive: Celebrating Recovery Month at Prevention Point Philadelphia. Community...

During the years he lived unhoused and using drugs on the streets of Kensington, Theo was beaten, robbed, and assaulted. He suffered horrible, life-threatening injuries and...

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...

Nikki Volpicelli @nikkivolp I lost my best friend to an accidental overdose in 2019. When I began volunteering at Prevention Point, it was for him. Now I’m coming up on a year of...