Help Legalize Syringe Service Programs in PA!

We urge you to contact your legislators to increase syringe access! Increased access to syringes protects the health of individuals and of our communities.

Current PA drug laws make it extremely difficult to establish Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) like Prevention Point Pittsburgh, and the lack of access to sterile supplies forces people who inject drugs (PWID) to reuse and share syringes, which can cause debilitating infections like endocarditis and increase the spread of bloodborne infections such as HIV and Hep C. We are one of only two legally operating syringe service programs in all of Pennsylvania, the other being Prevention Point Philadelphia.

We urge you to contact your legislators to legalize SSPs and increase syringe access to all Pennsylvanians! Your voice is crucial to getting these bills to be passed. Increased access to syringes protects the health of individuals and of our communities.

The Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Network has created sample scripts (listed below) to use as a guide. Incorporate your voice and story to make a greater impact! Share your story about how the Iack of access to harm reduction services has affected you or someone you know, or how access to these services has had a positive impact.  Your voice is powerful!

Let your legislators know that we, their constituents, want people who use drugs to have access to the tools they need to protect their health and the health of our communities.