Harm reduction is an approach to treating those with alcohol and other substance-use problems that does not require patients to commit to complete abstinence before treatment begins. Instead, an array ...

SAN FRANCISCO – The toll of homelessness and decades of substance abuse is evident in Bruce and Lisa, two clients of San Francisco’s controversial Managed Alcohol Program, from her missing teeth and ...

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, alcohol and drug counselor Paulette Mendoza and her teammates load up their van with backpacks and boxes full of supplies before heading out to a familiar spot in ...