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San Francisco ended its $5M annual managed alcohol program, citing cost and ineffectiveness, shifting to abstinence-based recovery.
San Francisco has ended its $5 million annual Managed Alcohol Program, launched in April 2020 to reduce withdrawal risks during pandemic lockdowns, serving 55 clients who averaged $454,000 in services each.
Mayor Daniel Lurie, elected in 2024, terminated the program, calling it unsustainable and inconsistent with his administration’s recovery-first approach.
He cited the high cost and ineffective outcomes, ending the contract with nonprofit Community Forward and shifting city policy toward abstinence-based recovery through the Recovery First Act.
The move marks a departure from harm reduction strategies used in other West Coast cities.
San Francisco terminó su programa anual de alcohol administrado de $ 5M, citando costo e ineficacia, cambiando a una recuperación basada en la abstinencia.