San Francisco spends $5 million annually on the “managed alcohol program” for their homeless population. To make a long story short, the taxpayer-funded entitlement gives homeless alcoholics free alcohol. To explain the program called “MAP” for short, the central idea is harm reduction. The thought process is that chronic alcoholics need to have their disorder managed to prevent withdrawal symptoms and/or the improper consumption of the drug. One of the individuals in this program was given the equivalent of 16 vodka shots per day. Addiction recovery advocates point out the obvious, this program does not work. Managing an alcohol addiction is not the same as giving them the tools necessary to recover.
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San Francisco residents furious over program giving free alcohol to homeless: ‘That’s some bull’ | Fox News
San Francisco Taxpayers Forced To Fund Free Alcohol For Homeless; California Tax Rates Increase Further, Prompting More Exodus
SF Program Isn’t Just ‘Free Beer’ for Unhoused. It’s Backed Up by Research | KQED
San Francisco’s ‘Managed Alcohol Program’ gives free booze to alcoholics
San Francisco residents furious over program giving free alcohol to homeless: ‘That’s some bull’ | Fox News
San Francisco residents furious over program giving free alcohol to homeless alcoholics: ‘That’s bull’ | Fox News Video
San Francisco under fire for program giving booze to homeless alcoholics: ‘Where’s the recovery in all this?’ | Fox News
CHEER$: S.F. spending tax dollars giving beer, vodka shots to homeless
