Drug Abuse and Addiction

San Francisco Bans Welfare Cash for Drug Addicts Who Refuse Treatment

GAME CHANGER? Or CASH GRAB? –

Jan. 3, 2025 – “San Francisco is a city of compassion, but also a city that demands accountability,” Breed said in a statement. “We fund a wide range of treatment and recovery services that are helping people every day, but it can be difficult to get everyone to accept the help they so badly need.”

Breed’s office noted homeless individuals who get the lower $109 per month payment also receive “guaranteed shelter and meals.”

The new Treatment Pathway Initiative program will require individuals who are even suspected of a substance abuse disorder to continue receiving cash payments. 

San Francisco is partnering with Westside Community Services to roll out the new, intensive program, which will include a substance abuse treatment assessment and “high touch, ongoing treatment engagement support for clients, including transportation assistance, warm referrals and removing barriers to treatment.”

CONTINUE@DailySignal 

C Luke

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