Project RIDE

There is still no vaccine to prevent HIV infection. Join us at City Hall on Saturday, June 10th to raise awareness and participation in research!

🥳 Stop by our Lancaster Recovery Center today for Cinco de Narcan ✨ and get a free Narcan kit!

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month 🧠💙

Mental health conditions and substance use often go hand in hand, but recovery is possible. If you or a loved one needs help, call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit treatmentatlas.org.

Hi! We're RIDE+ and we're a research project from Penn Medicine that is dedicated to helping improve the health of people living with HIV and drug use in the Philadelphia area! 🫶 Message, text or call us to learn more about us and to get started!
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📍: Kensington Ave & Monmoth St (where our mobile unit is parked)
🗓️: Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri
⏰: 9 AM - 4 PM
📲: 267-225-1952 (we're available 24/7!)
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*Services provided based on eligibility. Resources provided otherwise.

Monday's suck so give yourself some grace and remind yourself (or others, maybe..) that recovery looks different for everyone and that's okay! Progress not perfect, people!
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this is not serious medical advice 🤪
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Hey, we know our mobile unit isn't out today, but we're still just a call away!📲 (Good rhyme, right?) Anyway, RIDE+ still operates on Thursdays!! All you need to do is call, text or DM us! We're honored to try and help the Philly area get access to substance use and HIV treatment. 🫶
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*Services provided based on eligibility. Resources provided otherwise.

Is it too early to celebrate spooky season?? 🦇🎃 Anyway.. stay prepared and don’t get spooked! Carry your Narcan, bestie ♥️

we love a good friendly reminder‼️ subst@nce use and recovery look different for everyone! meet people where they're at and listen to their needs. it's not easy, but this is how we take care of one another ♥️
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I feel like we spam you guys a lot, but in case you don't know who we are.. we're RIDE+! 😄 RIDE+ is a research study part of Penn Medicine that is dedicated to helping others control their f3ntanyl, hero!n and other op!oid use, as well help treat HIV! 🫶 We're located in the Kensington, Philadelphia, but our mobile unit can provide service anywhere in the Philly area :)
If you need us, here's all our info:
📍: Kensington & Monmouth Ave
🗓️: Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri
⏰: 9 AM - 4 PM
📱: call or text 267-225-1952 anytime to reach us!
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*Services provided based on eligibility. Resources provided otherwise.

It's the little things that build up to big things to get us through and create positive habits 🤩 see you later add*ction 👋
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Did you hear ⁉️ Last week, BXTN launched the first xylaxine test strips!!! This is major news in the harm reduction world and we hope to see these hit the streets asap!

Last week we had the pleasure of having Steven Meanley, PhD, speak to us about an upcoming research project he is hoping to launch here in Philly! 🫶 Steven's project is aiming to evaluate and improve HIV testing capacities for people who inj3ct dr*gs. ⛑️ We look forward to seeing this project flourish in the future and thank Steven for his time 😁

Have you seen our unit posted up at Kensington & Monmouth Ave in Philly?? RIDE+ is research project from Penn Med that aims to help improve the health of those living with HIV and substance use. 🫶You can find us in Kensington or have us come to you! Because f3ntanyl and HIV don’t go well together!!
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⏰: 9 AM - 4 PM
🗓️: Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri
📍: Kensington and Monmouth St, Philadelphia
📲: DM us or text/call 267-225-1952

thank you for not making me give a whole dissertation on why I don’t do "the fun things"!! btw, you don’t owe people an explanation!! have a good weekend!
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hey!! friendly reminder that you are more than your mistakes and more than your worst days or worst decisions. you are human. progress, not perfection.
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Happy Monday! We're excited to be back out this week @ Kensington & Monmouth St to provide assistance to people looking to improve their health and control their dr*g us3! 🫶
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To learn more about RIDE+ and get started, DM us! 💌 We love to chat! OR come visit our mobile unit in Philly (we can also come to you)!

RIDE+ provides medical service in Kensington & all over the Philly area!! 🚐💨 We're a research project from Penn Medicine dedicated to helping people improve their health and control their dr*g us3!
-DM or call us to learn more or get started!!
-Find us in Philly @ Kensington & Monmouth St from 9 AM - 4 PM (Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri)

If you need us this weekend, we'll be here :)

RIDE+ is a research project from Penn Medicine that aims to provide treatment for HIV and assistance with controlling opioid use all throughout the Philly area. DM us if you have questions or want to get started!
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*Services provided based on eligibility. Resources provided otherwise.

friendly reminder that while our mobile unit isn't out today, we're still available over DM/text and phone!! we're happy to provide assistance for add*ct*on treatment and HIV treatment in the Philadelphia area!!

👋 We hope you had a lovely long weekend, but we're happy to be back for the rest of the week in our mobile unit to provide services to help improve people's health and dr*g use! 🫶
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📍🚐: Find us @ Kensington & Cambria Ave today, Wednesday and Friday from 9 AM - 3 PM!
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📲: Get in touch with us over the phone or DM us!
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Celebrate every woman, today and everyday!!

Women who use drugs are often forced to navigate through many barriers to support and services to keep them safe, including lack of affordable housing, attacks on their sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, and stigmas associated with drug use. This and every other day of the year, how are you showing up for women?

did you know that RIDE+ can come to you anywhere in the Philly area? text/call/or dm us and we can help you or someone you know improve their health and take control of their dr*g us3 and HIV!
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Mobile Unit Info:
📍: Kensington & Manmouth St
⏰: 9 AM - 4 PM
🗓️: Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri
📲: 267-225-1952

To everyone who has been affected by OD deaths, we love you and support you. Too many people have been lost to ODs.

Today is Black Balloon Day, an international event to raise awareness of overdose deaths and support those who have been affected by substance use. We support and stand in solidarity with those who have lost a loved one to overdose.

it's a new month and we made a goal to be nicer to ourselves.. New Year's resolutions are hard but you are deserving of love and kindness!! 🫶 have a good weekend!!

Really important graphic from !! Know the signs of OD‼️ if you believe someone is experiencing these symptoms, stay with them, call 911 and administer Narcan if available!!