Tag: Substance Use Building Community Engagement for Syringe Services Programs SFDPH has a long history of working with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD). We formalized the relationship in 2010, when a Police Department Bulletin was developed between… More... The United States Opioid Epidemic Approximately 30,000 people died from opioid overdose in 2014, a dramatic increase since the 1990s. The reason for this epidemic is multi-faceted, including changes in the way medicine… More... Reducing Substance Use and Associated Risk Behaviors with Pharmacotherapy Substance use is a modifiable risk factor for HIV transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM). Multiple studies have linked substance use to sexual risk behaviors… More... back to top