In The News Explore our recent media coverage and see how we're making headlines: Recent Articles We've all seen the signs of addiction in San Francisco. What is harder to identify is the cause.Breaking the CycleSF General Hospital FoundationBefore the ACT, patients suffering complications from alcohol and drug use were treated for immediate medical conditions but the underlying root causes...were not addressed.Kaiser hooks up S.F. General Hospital with $3M to address root cause of addictionSF Business TimesThe staggering national toll of the opioid epidemic, combined with new knowledge about the nature of addiction, has increased demand for cutting-edge addiction treatment.Expanding Access to Cutting-Edge CareUCSF Department of Medicine 2019 Annual ReportACT has increased staffing from 50% time of one attending physician, one patient navigator, and two fellows in 2019, to 100% time of one attending physician, three patient navigators, and four fellows in 2020.Substance Use Trends in SF through 2019Dept. of Public Health, San Francisco, CAIt's time to treat addiction in emergency rooms and hospitalsby Dr. Leslie SuenWhat addiction treatment works best? UCSF doctors shareLack of Institutional Support a Top Reason Why Doctors Hesitate to Treat AddictionA Disaster in Plain Sight
