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 ...

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 ...

The head of Shelter House Thunder Bay says without a recently announced grant from the Northwest Local Health Integration Network, the future of the shelter's managed alcohol program would have been ...

Sometimes, the structure of alcohol rehabilitation programs can provide the tools people need for sobriety. Share on Pinterest Alcohol use disorder (AUD), sometimes called alcoholism, is common. It’s ...

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 ...