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New San Francisco policy ties distribution of safe-use drug supplies to treatment services

  • San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced a new policy linking clean drug supplies to treatment counseling to address the fentanyl crisis, effective April 30.
  • The Department of Public Health will monitor HIV, hepatitis C, and overdose rates under this policy shift.
  • Critics warn that this policy may lead to increased injection drug use as smoking supplies become less available, raising overdose risks and infections.
  • Local nonprofits must connect users with treatment services before providing sterile supplies.
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SF nonprofits to stop providing drug paraphernalia without treatment under new city policy

There's a major policy shift in San Francisco. Nonprofits won't be allowed to give out harm reduction kits with syringes and foil for people to get high on the streets anymore.

·San Francisco, United States
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Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times
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San Francisco ties clean needle distribution for drug users to treatment, counseling

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said the city's drug overdose crisis requires a bolder approach to getting illicit drug users off the streets and into treatment.

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San Francisco Ends Health Programs for Drug Users Not Active in Treatment

Public health experts decried the decision, which will require drug users seeking safer-use supplies to participate in counseling or other services.

·San Francisco, United States
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Mayor Lurie plans major shift in S.F. drug policy. Here’s what will change

Starting April 30, city-funded nonprofits that provide drug users with safe consumption supplies have to offer counseling and treatment first.

·San Francisco, United States
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New San Francisco policy ties distribution of safe-use drug supplies to treatment services

San Francisco's mayor is changing drug policy so that distribution of safe-drug use supplies are tied to counseling and treatment services.

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San Francisco Officials Realize Handing Out Free Drug Paraphernalia Was a Big Mistake

Why are leftists so incredibly insistent on doing everything but enforce the rule of law? Seriously, it truly feels like the Democrats have never met a hardened criminal they wouldn’t foolishly defend […] The post San Francisco Officials Realize Handing Out Free Drug Paraphernalia Was a Big Mistake appeared first on The Western Journal.

·Phoenix, United States
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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
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