[[{“value”:”A taxpayer-funded program that provides complimentary beer and vodka shots to poor alcoholics has received a lot of criticism in San Francisco.
According to reports, San Francisco’s” Managed Alcohol Program” generates about$ 5 million annually.
” Did you know that San Francisco’s” Managed Alcohol Program” generates$ 2 million annually? People who are primarily poor and struggling with severe alcoholism are given free alcohol. Adam Nathan, the president of the Salvation Army San Francisco Metro Advisory Board and the founder and CEO of marketing AI tool Blaze, posted a statement on social media saying,” I stumbled upon the building where they have this program.
The New York Post reported that Nathan’s program costs the city$ 5 million annually, despite Nathan’s claim that it costs the city$ 2 million annually.
Did you know that the” Managed Alcohol Program” in San Francisco costs$ 2 million annually? People who are primarily poor and struggling with severe alcoholism are given free alcohol. I came upon the structure housing this program. This is what I saw.
— Adam Nathan • blaze. ai ( @adampnathan ) May 8, 2024
” SOMA is a historic hotel,” the owner said. They had kegs set up inside the lobby to basically distribute free beer to those who had been diagnosed with AUD ( Alcohol Use Disorder ),” Nathan said.
While some limited studies have shown promise, he continued,” I have to point out a few things that bother me.”
Despite some scant studies that showed promise, I must point out a few things that bothered me.
— Adam Nathan • blaze. ai ( @adampnathan ) May 8, 2024
“1. The Department of Public Health is putting in$ 2 million in tax dollars to provide free alcohol to mostly homeless people who are struggling with alcoholism. 2. People in the program simply walk in and grab a beer before switching to another one. All day”, he continued.
” The whole thing is very odd to me and just does n’t feel right. Providing free drugs to drug addicts does n’t solve their problems. They are only stretched out by it. Where’s the recovery in all of this”? he questioned.
The whole thing is very odd to me and just does n’t feel right. Providing free drugs to drug addicts does n’t solve their problems. They are only stretched out by it. Where’s the recovery in all of this?
— Adam Nathan • blaze. ai ( @adampnathan ) May 8, 2024
From the New York Post:
Nurses dispense” controlled doses” of vodka and beer to street people at particular times of day, as the Chronicle has described the program. It’s been abandoned in a previous hotel in the city’s Tenderloin district in an effort to keep the homeless off the streets and out of jail or the emergency room.
The program started with 10 beds and has now grown to 20, the Chronicle reported. Over the four years, it’s served 65 clients full, the report said, with the goal of keeping the participants out of the ER and reducing calls to cops.
Nathan claimed to have carefully examined the high-octane giveaways.
Excuse me what?! https ://t.co/ul6JhneX7x pic. twitter.com/U1YpUmW2sC
— L ( @SomeBitchIIKnow ) May 11, 2024
Per Fox News:
In an effort to keep the homeless off the streets and relieve the city’s emergency services, the” Managed Alcohol Program,” managed by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, provides rigid doses of alcohol to deliberate participants with alcohol addiction. Although experts claim the program can save or prolong lives, critics question whether it would be more beneficial to fund sobriety and treatment programs.
A managed alcohol program, which was established in countries like Canada and Australia, is typically led by a nurse and experienced support personnel in a setting like a homeless shelter or a transitory or permanent home, according to the California Health Care Foundation’s 2020 article describing the pilot program.
” By prescribing limited quantities of alcohol, the model aims to prevent possible life- disturbing effects of alcohol withdrawal, such as seizures and injuries”.
During the COVID- 19 pandemic, San Francisco’s managed alcohol program, or MAP, was established to stop alcohol-related suffering from the poor people who were confined to hotels. But the program, which started with 10 beds, has since been expanded into a 20- bed program that operates out of a previous hotel in Tenderloin with a$ 5 million annual budget, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
In a presentation from October, Alice Moughamian, the nurse manager of the San Francisco Sobering Center and the managed alcohol program, explained that nurses give clients much alcohol and three meals per day to meet their alcohol needs while maintaining a level of intoxication.”}]] [[{“value”:”
The City of San Francisco received a lot of criticism for its taxpayer-funded program which provides free beer and shots of vodka to homeless alcoholics.
San Francisco spends reportedly $5 million per annum on a “Managed Alcohol Program.”
“Did You Know San Francisco Spends $2 Million a Year on a Managed Alcohol Program?” It provides free Alcohol for people who struggle with chronic alcoholism and are mostly homeless. Adam Nathan, the CEO and founder of marketing AI tool Blaze, and chair of the Salvation Army San Francisco Metro Advisory Board stated on social media that he stumbled upon the building in which they run this program.
The New York Post reported that the program costs the city $5,000,000 per year. Nathan claimed the program costs $2,000,000 per year.
Did you know San Francisco invests $2 million per year in a “Managed Alcohol Program”? It gives free alcohol to people who suffer from chronic alcoholism and are mostly homeless. I stumbled across the building where this program is located. This is what I saw.
Adam Nathan * blaze.ai @adampnathan May 8, 2024
“The location is a former hotel in SOMA. “Inside the lobby they had kegs to taps, where they were giving out free beer for the homeless who have been diagnosed with AUD (Alcohol Use Disorder)”, Nathan said.
“While some limited studies have shown some promise, I must point out a few things that have troubled me,” added he.
I was troubled by a few things, even though some limited studies showed promise.
Adam Nathan * blaze.ai @adampnathan May 8, 2024
“1. The Department of Public Health spends $2 million of taxpayer money to give away free alcohol to mostly homeless people who are struggling with alcoholism. 2. It’s designed so that people can just walk in, grab a beer and then another. “All day”, he continued.
“I find the whole thing very strange and it just doesn’t feel like right. Free drugs for drug addicts don’t solve the problem. It only prolongs their problems. “Where is the recovery in this?” he asked.
The whole thing seems very strange to me. It just doesn’t seem right. Free drugs for drug addicts don’t solve the problem. It only prolongs the problems. Where is the recovery?
Adam Nathan * blaze.ai @adampnathan May 8, 2024
The New York Post
According to the Chronicle, nurses give out “controlled doses” (of vodka or beer) at certain times during the day. The program, which is run out of an old hotel in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, aims to keep homeless people off the streets and away from jails or emergency rooms.
The Chronicle reported that the program began with 10 beds, and now has 20. The report stated that it served 65 clients in total over the past four years. Its goal was to keep participants out of ERs and reduce calls to police.
Nathan said that he looked closely at the high-octane prizes.
Excuse me, what? https://t.co/ul6JhneX7x pic.twitter.com/U1YpUmW2sC
L (@SomeBitchIIKnow), May 11, 2024
Fox News:
San Francisco’s Department of Public Health operates a “Managed Alcohol Program”, which provides alcohol in prescribed doses to participants who are alcohol-dependent. The program is designed to keep homeless people off the streets, and to relieve the city’s emergency service. Experts say that the program can save lives or prolong them, but critics question whether the government should fund treatment and sobriety programmes instead.
In a 2020 article, the California Health Care Foundation describes the pilot program. “Managed alcohol programs are common in countries like Canada and Australia. They are usually administered by a trained nurse and support staff, in a facility, such as a shelter for the homeless or a permanent or transitional home. This is a way to minimize harms for those with alcohol abuse disorder.”
The model is designed to prevent potentially life-threatening withdrawal effects, such as seizures, injuries, and even death, by prescribing a limited amount of alcohol.
San Francisco’s managed alcohol program (MAP) was created during the COVID-19 epidemic to protect vulnerable homeless people from alcohol withdrawal. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the program, which began with 10 beds, was expanded to a 20-bed program operating out of an old hotel in Tenderloin, with a budget of $5 million annually.
Alice Moughamian explained in a presentation in October that nurses provide clients a motel, three meals per day, and enough liquor “to meet their addiction requirements, but keep someone at a level of intoxication that is safe.”
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