Syringe Access Services
Safer injection and substance use supplies that prevent the transmission of HIV and HCV.
People Who Inject Drugs
Everyone deserves access to the tools, information and support they need if they are looking to reduce the harms associated with drugs and alcohol, without question and without judgement. We provide access to safer injection equipment and disposal supplies, Narcan (naloxone) and overdose prevention education, wound care, hepatitis C testing and treatment, walk-in substance use support, opioid replacement therapy with Suboxone, and more.
Injection drug use is associated with the transmission of HIV, hepatitis C and other blood-borne illnesses, abscesses and other skin infections, and may put people who inject at risk for overdose and death. Our services are intended to help you reduce those risks, with no judgement.
Our Programs
Harm Reduction Center Groups
Snacks, coffee and substance use drop-in support.
Outside In
Substance use support group for people who have been at times homeless, and at other times housed.
Crystal Clear
Crystal meth support group for Black & African American men.
Start Here! Orientation to Stonewall
Get an introduction to our substance use services; learn how to reach your goals related to drugs and alcohol.
PROP
Support for gay, bisexual, queer men, all trans, non-binary individuals wanting to reduce meth or cocaine use.
Harm Reduction Center
The Harm Reduction Center is place of welcome and a pathway to improved health and healing. Located in the Tenderloin/SoMa neighborhood, the Harm Reduction Center provides health services and supplies that help people who inject drugs manage their health, prevent overdose, and stop HIV and hepatitis C transmission.
Mobile Syringe & Health Services
Find safer injection and disposal supplies and services that help you manage your health and prevent the spread of HIV and HCV at sites across San Francisco. We work with members of the Syringe Access Collaborative to ensure you’ve got what you need.
Hepatitis C Support Groups
We offer a treatment and support group for people enrolled our Hepatitis C Wellness Program. This community-based HCV group provides a time for people to take medication and offers space for people to check in with each other, share their experiences and give and get support. Enroll in the Hepatitis C Wellness Program to join.
Substance Use & Harm Reduction Resources
Committed to ending drug overdose
With drug overdoses on the rise, Ryan Delgado explains where people who use drugs can get the harm reduction resources they need to maintain health and safety.
Changing policies to help people who use substances
Harm reduction activist Laura Thomas joins SFAF and plans to get you involved to advance policies to improve the health of people who use drugs.
ARTEMIS improves mood, reduces viral load for men using meth
New research presented at IAS 2019 showed the effectiveness of a counseling intervention to improve mood, reduce substance use, and lower viral loads in men using meth.
IAS 2019 – Mindfulness intervention reduces viral load for men using meth
Adam Carrico explains findings from his study which showed that an intervention focusing on mindfulness, meditation and relaxation helped men living with HIV who use meth reduce their substance use and viral load.
San Francisco seeks solutions to harms caused by meth
Leaders at the Stonewall Project are sharing their expertise in providing services to people who use meth on the San Francisco Methamphetamine Task Force.
Delaying Overdose Prevention Programs Will Cost More Lives
San Francisco AIDS Foundation expresses deep disappointment that California Assembly Bill (AB) 362 is not proceeding this legislative cycle.
Relaunched Tweaker site tightens ties to substance-use support group
What began as a campaign exploring STI transmission is now an international resource for drug-use safety. SFAF’s Jen Hecht shares the importance of accessible sexual health information and the evolution of drug language.
Tweaker.org
What started as an awareness campaign about meth and sexual risk-taking now receives nearly 1 million visitors annually.
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