Proposition F is on next week’s ballot and proposes a new drug screening process for recipients to tamp down the opioid crisis
San Francisco residents will vote on a ballot measure next week introduced by Mayor London Breed that could require people with substance-use disorders to participate in treatment to qualify for The City’s General Assistance program.The measure aims to curb The City’s ongoing opioid crisis and comes after San Francisco suffered its deadliest year for overdose deaths since 2020.
It’s that last 10% that Rhorer is hoping that Prop F will identify and then get into some sort of treatment, depending on what the person’s needs are and what they’re willing to do. Some working with lower-income and unhoused residents feel that this type of policy adds pressure to a population already struggling.
Rhorer acknowledges the criticism but said that the proposition wouldn’t force people out into the street. People are allowed to commit “three failures,” said Rhorer. “Let’s say we refer them to an outpatient support group in combination with buprenorphine, and they don’t show up.” The evaluation will include additional questions for the employability assessment that the agency has already conducted with participants found in the Drug Abuse Screen Test , a questionnaire to evaluate drug use in the last 12 months.
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