Put the Needle
On the Record
Prevention Point Pittsburgh cordially invites you to get into the groove with us...
On Thursday, February 26th, 2009, Prevention Point Pittsburgh (PPP), Western Pennsylvania’s only needle exchange program, will be joining forces with the Shadow Lounge and fellow non-profit partners to host a soulful fundraiser: Put the Needle On the Record. From 6-9 pm, partygoers can enjoy drink specials that benefit PPP, a free buffet from local businesses and enter to win prizes in our raffle or bid for fabulous one-of-a kind items like local artwork, concert tickets, Steelers memorabilia and more in our silent auction. This event is open to guests 18 and over, 21 to get funky. The suggested donation is $5-20, pay-as-you-can at the door. Guests should be ready to bust out their dancing shoes, because we have the soul, Motown and funk stylings of DJs Gordy Greenawalt of Viper's Soul Club and Omar-Abdul Lawrence of The Big Throwback.
We invite supporters of needle-exchange and harm reduction, the general public, anyone who’d
like to learn more about needle exchange services, and those who just want to “get a little funky” with us! Attendees will have the opportunity to find out more about Prevention Point Pittsburgh’s outreach programs and advocacy efforts to lift the ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs in the United States.
Join us to learn more about how life-saving needle exchange and related health services make Pittsburgh a healthier place for everyone. Also, come and find out what our partnering organizations like the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force, the League of Young Voters, and Planned Parenthood of Western PA are up to, and how you can get involved.
Every agency that has studied needle exchange, including National Institutes of Health, The Centers
for Disease Control, National Academy of Sciences, American Medical Association,
American Public Health Association, World Health Organization, National Commission
on AIDS,American Academy of Pediatrics has concluded that needle exchange
programs can dramatically reduce the spread of blood borne infectious disease
without increasing levels of drug use.
Prevention Point Pittsburgh (PPP), a non-profit organization, aims to
• promote and advocate for the reduction of harm associated with injection drug use
• reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and other blood borne infections.
Prevention Point Pittsburgh is dedicated to providing health empowerment
services to injection drug users.
By both practicing and advocating for harm reduction, PPP seeks to reduce
thenegative effects of drug use to both the user and the community.
PPP considers needle exchange as a foundation for addressing a broader
set of injection drug users’ needs, particularly needs that are met poorly or
not at all through existing services.
PPP has grown to include comprehensive case management services,
condom and literature distribution, overdose prevention and response
trainings with Narcan prescription, individualized risk reduction health education,
and free onsite HIV/Hepatitis C testing provided in collaboration with the
Allegheny Health Department.
The photos shown on the web site feature Prevention Point Pittsburgh staff and volunteers.
Prevention Point Pittsburgh | 907 West Street - Fifth Floor | Pittsburgh, PA 15221| 412-247-3404