San Francisco’s Managed Alcohol Program drew a social media backlash in recent days, but research shows such harm reduction strategies can be helpful. Over the last few days, social media commenters ...

A $5 million pilot program bringing free beer, wine and vodka shots to San Francisco's homeless alcoholics aims to relieve the city's emergency services, but one addict-turned-recovery advocate says ...

San Francisco is getting hammered for spending millions of dollars on a program that gives free booze to homeless alcoholics, but researchers are insisting the multimillion-dollar strategy has merit.

The "Managed Alcohol Program" (MAP) operated by San Francisco's Department of Public Health serves regimented doses of alcohol to voluntary participants with alcohol addiction in an effort to keep the ...

Bravo to San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who is ending a ridiculous city program that spent $5 million a year to provide booze to homeless alcoholics. It sounds like an insane idea to begin with, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN FRANCISCO – The toll of homelessness and decades of substance abuse is evident in Bruce and Lisa, two clients of San Francisco ...

Background: People who are homeless and chronically alcoholic have increased health problems, use of emergency services and police contact, with a low likelihood of rehabilitation. Harm reduction is a ...