Substance use and overdose prevention services

Connect with a member of our team to receive an assessment, connection, referral, or general support navigating mental health and substance use care, including benefits enrollment.  

Call the Behavioral Health Access Line 24/7 at 888-246-3333 
 
Or 

Visit the Behavioral Health Access Center 
1st floor at 1380 Howard Street  
M-F 8am-7pm 
Sat-Sun 9am-4pm 

Learn more about our mental health and substance use services. 

Get access to naloxone (overdose reversing medication), fentanyl test strips, syringe access and disposal. 

To get a free nasal naloxone kit and training and/or up to 10 fentanyl test strips, visit: 

Behavioral Health Services Pharmacy 
1st floor at 1380 Howard St 
San Francisco, CA 94103 
M-F 9am-6:30pm 
Sat-Sun 9am–12pm and 1pm-4:30pm 

Naloxone and fentanyl test strips for groups 

Request naloxone for your community organization, business, or group to distribute in the community. Email overdoseprevention@sfdph.org or visit the BHS Pharmacy. 
 
For community organizations, business, and groups seeking bulk quantities of fentanyl test strips, please make a request by filling out this form: https://forms.office.com/g/KKDhqX1ACM 

Please note that an attestation of training (materials are provided on the request form) will be required. The request will take 1-2 weeks to fulfill and instructions for pickup will be provided once the other is ready. 

Download the syringe access and disposal schedule  
Syringe Access Collaborative Overview (more details on services)
Syringe Access & Disposal Schedule

Find community and support through recovery with the help of a local support group (aka Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous). 

LifeRing Secular Recovery 

Intercounty Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous – San Francisco and Marin 

Find Recovery - AA Meetings in San Francisco 

San Francisco Area of Narcotics Anonymous 

Find Recovery – NA Meetings in San Francisco

Learn how to prevent an overdose

Request overdose prevention training and resources from SFDPH

Watch this SFDPH-developed overdose prevention video training series:

• Learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose.
• Get a step-by-step demonstration on how to use nasal naloxone for known or suspected opioid overdose.
• Refresher course on opioid overdose recognition and response
• Get a step-by-step demonstration on how to use intramuscular naloxone for opioid overdose.
• Learn how to use a fentanyl test strip to test drugs for the presence of fentanyl.
• Learn about the range of substance use disorder treatment options in our system. 
• Learn how to help reduce stigma against people who use drugs.
• Aprender cómo usar las tiras de Detección de Fentanilo 

Learn best practices for communicating about substance use disorders

• Download a guide on using person-centered language
• Descargue una guía sobre el lenguaje "persona primero" y comunicación sobre trastornos por consumo de sustancias