Now if you want free needles and drug supplies in San Fran, you first need to get some counseling—then you can get the death needles. This is a joke, pretending to be a serious anti-drug effort.
“Under the new policy, which takes effect April 30, all San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) programs providing sterile syringes and smoking kits must now include proactive treatment counseling and referrals. The policy also bans the distribution of smoking supplies in public spaces.
“We can’t accept the reality of two overdose deaths a day,” said Mayor Lurie. “This new approach ensures that every interaction is an opportunity to connect people to care.”
DPH Director Dan Tsai emphasized that these changes align with broader efforts to expand treatment services, stabilize individuals, and reduce barriers to recovery.
This policy is part of Mayor Lurie’s “Breaking the Cycle” plan, which also includes increased enforcement, additional treatment beds, and coordinated outreach teams.”
None of this is really serious. It is pretend. But, they will claim they are working hard to solve the drug problem. The consultants will get rich, the unions collecting dues from the “workers” will get rich—and the people of San Fran will be as successful at ending drug use in town as they are in solving the homeless problem.
California city that handed out drug-use supplies announces major policy shift on practice
Newsbreak, 4/7/25 https://www.newsbreak.com/golden-gate-media-1351221/3951427215371-california-city-that-handed-out-drug-use-supplies-announces-major-policy-shift-on-practice
SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Daniel Lurie has announced a major shift in the city’s response to the fentanyl crisis, ending the distribution of drug use supplies without counseling or treatment connections.
Under the new policy, which takes effect April 30, all San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) programs providing sterile syringes and smoking kits must now include proactive treatment counseling and referrals. The policy also bans the distribution of smoking supplies in public spaces.
“We can’t accept the reality of two overdose deaths a day,” said Mayor Lurie. “This new approach ensures that every interaction is an opportunity to connect people to care.”
DPH Director Dan Tsai emphasized that these changes align with broader efforts to expand treatment services, stabilize individuals, and reduce barriers to recovery.
This policy is part of Mayor Lurie’s “Breaking the Cycle” plan, which also includes increased enforcement, additional treatment beds, and coordinated outreach teams.
