able and willing to provide these therapies to patients going through withdrawals until they are able to formally get admitted into treatment.
Safe sites and more
Throughout the city, there are also a number of organizations offering medical as well as non-medical drug addiction treatment services to those who seek help, such as Prevention Point Philadelphia.
The (private but nonprofit) organization has a qualified medical staff as well as a team of individuals who are professionally trained to offer harm reduction services not only to Philadelphia but also in surrounding locations.
Medication-assisted treatment, overdose prevention, case management and wound care are among the many services provided by the nonprofit.
Additionally, city officials recently announced they would be backing the establishment of safe injection sites in Philadelphia. They stated that the sites would provide medical supervision, clean needles as well as sanitary facilities for intravenous drug users.
Author: Livia Areas-Holmblad
Livia Holmblad is an editor at Addiction Now and covers breaking news, features and everything in between. She moved to SoCal after living in NYC for about 10 years, where she worked for VICE and SinoVision as a writer, editor, host, producer, and director. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. Contact Livia at liviah@addictionnow.com
