The board chair for The Salvation Army San Francisco criticized the program on social media, questioning the use of public funds.
FILE - A woman gathers possessions to take before a homeless encampment was cleaned up in San Francisco , Aug. 29, 2023. Adam Nathan , board chair for The Salvation Army San Francisco , criticized the city’s managed alcohol program last week for distributing drinks to people addicted to alcohol.aims to stabilize drinking patterns while providing housing, medical supervision and social support to alleviate severe alcohol use, poverty and homelessness.on X Tuesday.
San Francisco started the initiative in 2020, pointing to Canada’s use of similar programs. Shannon Smith-Bernardin, president of the National Sobering Collaborative and writer for the California Health Care Foundation, partnered with San Francisco County to pilot it. She argued at the time hotels provided alcoholism-mitigating services while protecting against COVID-19 infection.
“Providing the level of observation and intervention that’s necessary to prevent withdrawal is not feasible for most of these hotels,” Smith-Bernardinthe foundation. “So we are piloting one of the country’s first managed alcohol programs where we complete an assessment at intake in the hotel, and then provide alcohol on a scheduled basis a few times a day."University of Victoria
. The country also prescribes addicts medications like opioids, stimulants and benzodiazepines as alternatives to illegal drugs. Canada has said that “safer supply” services lead to lower overdose rates, less emergency room visits and reduced infections, a point Nathan opposes. “There’s currently a huge debate in Canada about this idea as British Columbia has been ‘expirimenting’ on humans by giving them free Opioids in the hopes that they won’t use fentanyl or worse,” heNathan claimed providing "free alcohol" to struggling individuals "doesn't feel right,” asking his nearly 15,000 followers whether they agreed. The San Francisco Department of Public Health did not immediately return The National Desk’s request for comment Monday.
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