Start Here! Orientation to Stonewall
Get an introduction to our substance use services; learn how to reach your goals related to drugs and alcohol.
People Who Use Drugs & Alcohol
We know managing drug and alcohol use and reducing the harm that substances can cause is easier with support. Our programs are non-shaming and judgement-free, connecting you with counselors, health educators and volunteers who are experts in harm reduction.
Whether you want to end your substance use or learn ways to better manage it, we can help with substance use counseling, mindfulness and wellness services, one-on-one support and harm reduction supplies.
Our Programs
The Stonewall Project
Counseling for gay, bisexual, queer & trans men interested in changing their relationship to drugs & alcohol.
PROP
Support for gay, bisexual, queer men, all trans, non-binary individuals wanting to reduce meth or cocaine use.
Cheers Queers
Alcohol counseling supporting reduced or managed drinking, or abstinence.
Smart Drinking
Drop in to an alcohol use support and counseling group, where any and all goals are welcome and respected.
Castro Harm Reduction Friday Night
Substance use group exploring drugs, alcohol, sex, dating and more.
Crystal Clear
Crystal meth support group for Black & African American men.
Free 2 B
Drugs & alcohol support group for men of color.
Syringe Access Services
Safer injection and substance use supplies that prevent the transmission of HIV and HCV.
Harm Reduction Center
The Harm Reduction Center is a 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.
Narcan, Fentanyl Testing Strips and Overdose Prevention
Fentanyl and its analogs continues to change the drug landscape in San Francisco. Our goal is to provide the latest information and training, in combination with Narcan (naloxone), to reduce preventable deaths due to overdose.
Suboxone
Through the Street Medicine Team, we offer Suboxone treatment to people who are experiencing homelessness or unstable housing at our Harm Reduction Center.
Substance Use & Harm Reduction Resources
USPSTF Recommendation for PrEP
Task Force recommends that clinicians offer PrEP to individuals at high risk for HIV acquisition.
Coordinated response to antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea
Tracking antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea can help us learn about how it spreads—and improve treatment and care.
Final Public Charge Rule Threatens Health
A new regulation expands criteria that can be used to determine whether an immigrant is or is likely to be a public charge based on their use of public programs for food, housing and health care.
Islatravir: A potential PrEP & HIV drug now being tested
A new antiretroviral named islatravir is showing promise for HIV treatment, and for PrEP delivered through an under-the-skin implant.
Trans fertility in conversation
There are many options for trans people interested in having a baby. Two reproductive health specialists answer questions that trans people may have about fertility, hormones and pregnancy.
IAS 2019 – Long-acting HIV medications
Dr. Neal Sheran shares information about long-acting HIV medications currently being studied—including who might benefit from them, and some outstanding concerns from the medical community.
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.
2019 Budget: More Needed to End the Epidemics
In late June, Governor Newsom signed his first state budget after months of negotiation with the legislature. Here’s how our budget agenda fared and what it means about California’s progress on ending the epidemics.
Separating People Living with HIV from Kids Shameful, Stigmatizing
San Francisco AIDS Foundation condemns the practice of separating parents or guardians from their children at the border, especially people living with HIV.
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