We’ve tried our best to compile a great list of resources for your benefit, but Tweaker.org does not endorse or guarantee any of the services from the organizations listed on this page.
Acceptance Place
Baker Places, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
(415) 864-1515
Residential secondary substance treatment program for gay men. You’re going to have to contact Baker Places for intake and primary treatment first. A case manager or counselor at another agency might be able to help you get into this program.
AIDS Substance Abuse Program (ASAP)
Call 415-939-6882 or 415-476-3902 Monday to Friday 9 - 5 pm
ASAP provides substance use and harm reduction counseling and case management for people with concerns about HIV, mental health and substance use. They also have a harm reduction group every Thursday from 10:30-12noon. Some services are available in Spanish.
Alcoholics Anonymous
(415) 674-1821
Call for a schedule of meeting times and locations. There are hundreds of meetings every week throughout San Francisco and the Bay area.
Al-Anon and AlaTeen
San Francisco Info-Line
(415) 626-5633
BUMP study
(415) 554-9013
www.sfbump.com
BUMP is a study which randomly assigns participants to use take the antidepressant bupropion (aka Wellbutrin) or placebo for 12 weeks to test for feasibility of this approach to reduce meth use and sexual risk behavior. Participants receive $10-35 per visit.
Crystal Meth Anonymous Meetings
Check out tweaker.org’s list of CMA meetings. For more information about Crystal Meth Anonymous in San Francisco,
check out their brilliant website: BayAreaCMA.org
Not in San Francisco? CMA has meetings all over the country! Check them out at crystalmeth.org.
Drawtheline.org Buddies Program
Concerned about a friend or partner's meth use? It can be difficult to know what is the right thing to do or what is going to work. Drawtheline.org's Buddies Program is a safe space for infividuals who want to work out these challenges. For more info, visit drawtheline.org/buddies, call 415-355-2003 or contact Buzz Bense at buzzbense@aol.com
Drug Information and Referral
(415) 362-3400
A 24-hour hot line that provides information about and referrals to various substance treatment programs.
Drug Detox and Risk Reduction Program
Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic
529 Clayton Street
San Francisco, CA
An outpatient, medical drug detox program offering acute HIV care, counseling and education. The services are free or at a sliding scale.
Harm Reduction Therapy Center
offices in San Francisco and Oakland
(415) 863-4282
The Harm Reduction Therapy Center (H R T C) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing alternative treatment to people with drug and alcohol problems. Harm Reduction Psychotherapy is based on the belief that substance abuse develops in each individual from a unique interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors. Harm Reduction Psychotherapy is a non-judgmental approach and respects that people use drugs for reasons. It addresses the complex relationship that people develop with drugs and alcohol. Drug and alcohol issues are addressed simultaneously with social and occupational concerns and psychological and emotional issues. Anyone is welcome in our treatment, regardless of the status of their drug use and regardless of their primary concerns or goals. A person’s goals can range from complete abstinence to controlled or safer use based on a desire to improve health, relationships, or one’s functioning in the world. Harm Reduction Therapy is suited for anyone who: is questioning whether their use of drugs and alcohol is a problem, has tried abstinence-based approaches and found them to be ineffective or undesirable, relapses frequently after attempts to be clean and sober, also suffers from emotional or psychiatric problems and wants help with these issues simultaneously, or prefers an alternative way of thinking about their drug use.
Check out their website: www.harmreductiontherapy.org.
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Case Management
Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic
409 Clayton Street
San Francisco, CA
A behavior change support group for gay & bi men who use speed with a focus on injection drug use & unsafe sex behaviors. The services are free.
The Latino Commission
http://www.thelatinocommission.org
301 Grand Avenue #301, South San Francisco, CA
650-244-1444
The Latino Commission provides residential and outpatient alcohol and/or other drug services primarily for Latino men and women. We offer education and counseling in a culturally based environment on many subjects such as anger/life management, domestic violence and relapse prevention. An emphasis is placed on sobriety and family reunification. Our program can be from six months to one year.
All participants attend self-help groups and are referred to community agencies for medical, mental health issues and other type of support services, if needed.
Life after Meth
The Life After Meth is a peer-based support group for gay and bisexual men to safely talk about topics important to remaining abstinent from, or reducing their use of Crystal Methamphetamine. The support group is not affiliated with any particular method of treatment, however will provide resources to local treatment options upon the request. For more information you can contact Brandon Ivory at 415.846.5726 or by email at brandon.ivory@sfdph.org.
First and third Fridays of every month.
2128 15th Street, San Francisco 6:30-8pm
LifeRing
"Empower your sober self." LifeRing offers secular abstinence-based meetings that allow and encourage supportive "cross talk." Do you think that the 12-Steps aren't for you? Then maybe LifeRing is the way to go?
Check out their website, www.unhooked.com or a meeting and see for yourself!
San Francisco LifeRing Meetings:
Mondays
7:15 p.m.
Kaiser CDRP, room 5
1201 Fillmore Street near Turk
Tuesdays
1 p.m.
Kaiser CDRP, check signs for room
1201 Fillmore Street near Turk
Wednesdays
7:30 p.m.
Kaiser CDRP, room 5
1201 Fillmore Street near Turk
Thursdays
7:30 p.m.
LGBT Center, room Q-13
1800 Market Street near Octavia
Saturday
10:00 a.m.
LGBT Center, room Q-13
1800 Market Street near Octavia
Marin Treatment Center
1466 Lincoln Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
phone (415) 457-3755
vm (415) 553-5529
fax (415) 457-0849
www.marintreatmentcenter.org
MTC specializes in serving people with drug and/or alcohol problems. MTC offers harm reduction case management, which does not require that they participate in treatment or recovery services, to people with HIV. MTC provides drug free counseling, drug diversion, and Proposition 36 services to individuals in the criminal justice system who qualify for services.
Narcotics Anonymous
(415) 621-8600
Call for meeting times and locations. There are hundreds of meetings every week throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Nar-Anon
(415) 292-3241
Support for family, friends and partners of drug users.
Check out their website for meeting times and locations: www.naranoncalifornia.org.
New Leaf Services
103 Hayes Street
San Francisco, CA
(415) 626-7000
Offers both abstinence-based and harm reduction-based treatment programs.
Check out their website: www.newleafservices.org.
Oznam Detox Center
175 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA
(415) 252-5305
A 3 to 5 day drug and alcohol detox program. Open to San Francisco residents and sensitive to low income people, people with disabilities and sexual minorities.
Smart Recovery
(415) 673-2848
Check out their website: www.smartrecovery.org.
The Stonewall Project
www.stonewallsf.org
3180 18th Street, Suite 202
San Francisco, CA
(415) 487-3100
The Stonewall Project offers individual and group harm reduction counseling to bi, gay & queer men who want to change some aspect of their crystal methamphetamine use. In order to help you get rolling in their program, Stonewall provides drop-in service six days a week on a first-come, first-served basis:
Monday through Friday
brief individual counseling
3180 18th Street, suite 202 (near Folsom Street)
4-5 pm
walk-in for a 30 minute session
Wednesday
group counseling
3180 18th Street, Suite 202 (near Folsom Street)
6:30 pm
walk-in for a 90 minute group
Wednesday
brief individual counseling
at Magnet, 4122 18th Street (near Castro)
5:30-7 pm
walk-in or call (415) 581-1600 for a 30 minute appointment
Saturday
brief individual counseling
at Magnet, 4122 18th Street (near Castro)
2-4:30 pm
walk-in or call (415) 581-1600 for a 30 minute appointment
S.T.O.P. (Stimulant Treatment Outpatient Program)
3180 18th Street, Suite 202
San Francisco, CA
(415) 502-5777
An intensive outpatient harm reduction treatment program open to anyone having problems with speed, cocaine, crack or other stimulants.
UCSF Drug Study Program
www.smaartproject.com
Do you party? Are you HIV+ and on medications? Call today to take part in a study on HIV issues. You will be reimbursed for your time.
(415) 476-7756 or (415) 476-7742
Walden House Multi-Service Center
(415) 934-3449
Long term outpatient and day treatment programs for alcohol and drug users. Open to residents of San Francisco only.
Westside Community Services - HIV/AIDS Services
Westside Community Behavioral Health Services provides treatment to San Francisco adult residents 18 or older who are chronically mentally ill, homeless and mentally ill, elderly, individuals with ethnic and/or lifestyle diversity, or individuals with co-occurring disorders. Community Behavioral Health Services also provides a comprehensive range of chemical dependency services. Westside seeks to provide an integrated mental health and substance abuse treatment service to residents in need, to foster a holistic plan of care and recovery.
Call 415-431-9000 or visit
www.westside-health.org.
Xtwkrs
A national info-chat website about recovery from crystal meth addiction.
Check out their website: xtwkrs.org.
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