Syringe Services Programs (SSPs)
Save lives and legalize Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) in Pennsylvania!
PA Must Prevent Needless Overdose Deaths and Reduce the Spread of HIV and Hep C.
Drug overdose deaths and HIV and Hep C infections are preventable, and Syringe Access Services are a Key Part of the Solution. PA must remove barriers to proven, evidence-based programs so they can save lives and prevent the spread of diseases.
Nearly 150 organizations, faith leaders, public health associations, treatment providers, Single County Authorities, public health departments and more have publicly signed on in support of Syringe Services Program (SSP) legalization in Pennsylvania!
Is your organization interested in signing on in public support of expanding life-saving Syringe Services Program access in Pennsylvania? Please reach out at info@PAHRN.org to let us know!
Download the PA Harm Reduction Network SSP Supporter/Advocacy Info Packet!
Use this collection of educational and sample outreach materials to advocate for harm reduction policy
SSP Research
Syringe Distribution Programs Can Improve Public Health During the Opioid Overdose Crisis
Such initiatives can reduce overdose rates and infectious disease, increase use of treatment
Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) are highly effective public health interventions
Over 100 studies and decades of research support SSP as effective public health interventions
Three decades of research in substance use disorder treatment for syringe services program participants
SSPs can successfully refer participants to SUD treatment and deliver onsite buprenorphine treatment.
