For  services, scroll down or click on the general heading links below.

• Bay Area Syringe Exchange Service schedules
• Information about interactions between recreational drugs and other medications from aspirin to HIV medications
• Cutting down/managing drug use and recovery options
• HIV/AIDS/STD Testing
• Help Lines, Low Cost or Free medical Care, STD services, community resources, support and treatment for HIV/AIDS
• Mental Health and Counseling Assistance
• Emergency/Crisis Mental Health
• Grief/Bereavement Groups
• Domestic Violence/Hate Crime Violence
• Free or Low Cost Dental care
• Hepatitis A and B vaccinations and hepatitis B and C testing
• Sex Information Resources
• Sex Worker Resources
• Dance Clubs, Sex Clubs, and more fun
• Crystal meth and the law, know the penalties and know your legal rights
• Drug user activist groups

 

For nonjudgmental and accurate information about crystal meth, safer drug use, meth and HIV/AIDS, personal stories, and sex information check out...

• Tweaker.org at tweaker.org [Read our Speedometer interview with Tweaker.org and Stonewall Director Michael Siever] Check out another interview with Tweaker.org
• Crystal Neon/Seattle Counseling Services at crystalneon.org [Read Daddy T's website review]
• Erowid at http://www.erowid.org/ [Read Daddy T's website review]
• Harm Reduction Coalition at http://harmreduction.org/
• Chicago Recovery Alliance http://www.anypositivechange.org
• Dance Safe at http://www.dancesafe.org [Read Daddy T's website review]
• Safer injection http://www.aidsetc.org/pdf/p02-et/et-05-00/safer_inject.pdf
• Crack Use info http://www.aidsetc.org/pdf/p02-et/et-05-00/stimulant.pdf
• Heroin Overdose info http://www.aidsetc.org/pdf/p02-et/et-05-00/overdose.pdf
• Talk to Frank at www.talktofrank.com/
• Drugscope at www.drugscope.org.uk/
• Exchange: Tools for Harm Reduction at http://www.exchangesupplies.org/publications/publications.html
• Buzzcode.org: http://www.buzzcode.org/
• Torontovibe.com: http://www.torontovibe.com/index.html
• First National Conference on Methamphetamine, HIV and Hepatitis: http://www.harmredux.org/conferencemedia.html (The conference happened in Salt Lake City in August 2005. The website allows you to listen to recorded sessions or download pdf files of presentations.)

Bay Area Syringe Exchange Service schedules

• Speedometer's Shooter's Corner article on hepatitis
• San Francisco AIDS Foundation HIV Prevention Project (San Francisco) http://www.sfaf.org/prevention/needleexchange/sites.html
• San Francisco Needle Exchange
  http://www.sfne.org/
• Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center http://web.mac.com/tenderloinhealth/Tenderloin_Health/Syringe_Exchange_Sites.html
• Casa Segura at http://www.casasegura.org/needlex.htm
• Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution at http://www.berkeleyneed.org
• Tweaker.org at http://www.tweaker.org/html/crystal101/slamming/needleex.html
• St. James Infirmary at http://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/ProgramandServices.htm
• SF AIDS Foundation HIV/AIDS Hotline http://www.sfaf.org/aboutsfaf/sfaf_today.html

Information about interactions between recreational drugs and other medications from aspirin to HIV medications.

• Medical Drug Interactions with Street Drugs: A resource by and for drug users, compiled by Julia Klems, Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution, Berkeley CA http://www.berkeleyneed.org/resources/
• AIDS Meds.com: street drug interaction sheet. www.accb.ns.ca/pages/interactions.html
• PWA Health Group: Methadone interactions with anti-HIV drugs, medications for opportunistic infections and psychiatric drugs www.aidsinfonyc.org/pwahg/info/meth.html
• Project Inform at http://www.projectinform.com & http://www.projinf.org/fs/drugin.html
• Canadian HIV Legal Network: Information about clinical trials, safer injection rooms and includes HIV+ drug users http://www.aidslaw.ca/home.htm
• Street Drugs and Anti-HIV Medications: A Bad Mix http://www.bcpwa.org/articles/issue5/badmix.htm
• The Body: Drug Interactions www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Starting/Archive/Interactions/
• Smart Highs for Positive Partiers http://www.torontovibe.com
• Crystal Neon: This section of www.crystalneon.org is intended for HIV+ gay and bisexual men who use crystal meth/Ice and other party drugs.
  http://www.crystalneon.org/html/meth/hiv.html
• Tweaker.org - check out this interview with Tweaker.org
• ACRIA (AIDS Community Research Initiative of America) www.acria.org/ Use search function, type in "street drugs" for article below
  Drug Interactions: HIV Medications, Street Drugs and Methadone by James Learned and Maia Szalavitz
• People Living with AIDS New South Wales Health "A Night With Tina" interviews with HIV+ guys who have experience partying with speed. http://www.plwha.org.au/PLWHA/attachments/
  FS8%20A%20night%20with%20Tina.pdf
  

Cutting down/managing drug use and recovery options

• The Stonewall Project at (415) 415.487.3100 - check out this interview with Tweaker.org - also see There's Another Way (personal story)
• THIS BOOK ROCKS!!!!!!! Over the Influence: The Harm Reduction Guide for Managing Drugs and Alcohol. Denning, Patt and Little, Jeannie, et al New York: Guilford Publications. February 2004, 328 pages.
• S.T.O.P. (Stimulant Treatment Outpatient Program) at (415) 502-5777
• New Leaf at http://www.newleafservices.org/ [Read our Speedometer article on New Leaf]
• Positive Opportunity Reinforcement Project www.propsf.org (415) 355-2000
• Harm Reduction Therapy Center at http://www.harmreductiontherapy.org/ 415.863.4282
• AIDS Health Project groups at http://www.ucsf-ahp.org/PDFs/EventsandServices3Q2004.pdf 415-476-3902
• Tweaker.org at http://www.tweaker.org [Read our Speedometer interview with Tweaker.org and Stonewall Director Michael Sievers] Check out another interview with Tweaker.org
• Crystal Neon/Seattle Counseling Services at http://www.crystalneon.org [Read our Speedometer interview with Tweaker.org and Stonewall Director Michael Sievers]
• Habit Smart at http://www.habitsmart.com
• Chicago Recovery Alliance http://www.anypositivechange.org
• Addiction Alternatives at http://www.addictionalternatives.com
• New Leaf at http://www.newleafservices.org/
• Castro Country Club at http://www.castrocountryclub.org/
• Life Ring Secular Recovery at http://www.unhooked.com
• Walden House Multi-Service Center at http://www.waldenhouse.org 800.650.8840, Adult Services 415-934-3408 Adolescent Services 415-554-1480, HIV Services 415-241-5585
• Acceptance Place, Baker Places, Inc. at (415) 864-1515 www.bakerplaces.org/
• Crystal Meth Anonymous http://www.crystalmeth.org/
• Bay Area Crystal Meth Anonymous http://www.bayareacma.org/
• Narcotics Anonymous http://www.na.org/ at (415) 621-8600
• San Francisco Department of Public Health BUMP study: www.sfbump.com
• Exchange: Tools for Harm Reduction (Detox handbook and rehab handbook) at http://www.exchangesupplies.org/publications/publications.html

Info on HIV/AIDS/STD and HIV testing

• AIDS Hotline "Best of HIV/AIDS Web Sites" http://www.aidshotline.org/crm/asp/refer/links/default.asp
• The Body at http://www.thebody.com
• HIV Testing and Counseling in California at http://www.sfaf.org/aboutaids/hiv_test_sites.html

Help Lines, Low Cost or Free medical Care, STD services, community resources, support and treatment for HIV/AIDS

• SF AIDS Foundation HIV/AIDS Hotline http://www.sfaf.org/aboutsfaf/sfaf_today.html 1-800-367-AIDS , 1-888-225-AIDS (TTY) ,1-415-863-AIDS (local)
• AIDS/HIV Nightline SF: (415) 434-AIDS or California: 1 (800) 273-AIDS
• A San Francisco Bay Area Progressive Directory http://www.bapd.org/kai-iv-1.html
• Stop AIDS Project at http://www.stopaids.org/ Main: 415-575-0747
• Magnet at http://www.magnetsf.org/ 415.581.1600
• SF City Clinic http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/sfcityclinic/ 415-487-5500
• Tom Wadell Clinic at http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/HlthCtrs/TomWadell.htm 415-355-7400
• St. Anthony's Free Medical Clinic at http://www.stanthonysf.org/services/services-clinic.html (415) 241-8320
• Castro-Mission Health Center at http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/HlthCtrs/castro-mission.htm (415) 487-7500
• Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic at http://www.hafci.org/ Main Line: (415) 552-2114
• St. Mary's Medical Center at http://www.stmarysmedicalcenter.org/ (415)750-5500
• SF General Hospital Ward 86 AIDS Health Project 415-206-2400
• Bayview-Hunters Point Foundation HIV/AIDS Services (415) 822-8200 x 25
• Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center at www.apiwellness.org/ 415.292.3400
• Mission Neighborhood Health Center at (415) 552-3870
• South of Market Health Center at (415) 626-2951
• Native American Health Center at http://www.nativehealth.org/ 415-621-8051
• San Francisco Free Clinic at http://www.sffc.org/ 415-750-9894
• S.F. Suicide Prevention www.sfsuicide.org/ (415) 781-0500
• Drug Information Service: (415) 252-3055
• 24-Hour Access Helpline: (415) 255-3737 or (888) 246-3333
• Psychiatric Emergency Services: (415) 206-8125

Mental Health and Counseling Assistance

• UCSF AIDS Health Project at http://www.ucsf-ahp.org/ 415-476-3902, 415-476-3587 TTY
• The Stonewall Project at (415) 487-3100 [Read our Speedometer interview with Tweaker.org and Stonewall Director Michael Sievers] Check out this other interview with Tweaker.org
• New Leaf at http://www.newleafservices.org/ Tel: 415-626-7000 [Read our Speedometer article on New Leaf]
• Harm Reduction Therapy Center at www.harmreductiontherapy.org Phone: 415.863.4282
• Baker Places Inc. (415) 695-8360
• Bayview-Hunters Point Foundation Mental Health Services (415) 648-5785
• Berkeley Free Clinic Counseling (510) 548-2744
• Bridge To Wellness (BTW) Psychiatric Outpatient Services (415) 202-0580
• Caduceus Outreach (COR) (415) 243-8420
• Mission Mental Health 2712 Mission Street (415) 401-2700
• South Of Market Mental Health 760 Harrison @ 4th (415) 836-1700
• Center for Special Problems (415) 292-1500

Emergency/Crisis Mental Health

• Psychiatric Emergency Services: (415) 206-8125
• S.F. Suicide Prevention: (415) 781-0500
• 24-Hour Access Helpline: (415) 255-3737 or (888) 246-3333
• Mobile Crisis Team (415) 355-8300
• Westside Crisis M-F open until 7PM (415) 353-5050

Grief/Bereavement Groups

• Sponsored by: Catholic Charities
  Location: St. Gabriel's, 2559 40th Avenue SF CA 94116
  When: First and Third Tuesdays from 7:00PM - 9:00PM
  Contact Person: Elaine (415) 564-7882
• Sponsored by: Hospice by the Bay
  Location: 1540 Market Street Suite 350. (Market near Van Ness)
  When: Wednesdays 6:30-8PM
  Contact Person: Carol (facilitator) and Heather Certik (415) 626-5900
• Sponsored by: The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization which offers friendship and understanding to families who are grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. There is no religious affiliation. There are no membership fees or dues, and all bereaved family members are welcome.
  Location: in the Community Meeting Room in the Taravel Police Station, 2345 24th Avenue (near Taravel & 24th).
  When: The San Francisco meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Contact Person: e-mail: cwhallum@sbcglobal.net.
• Sponsored by: Visiting Nurses and Hospice
  Location and contact: Gaylene Newquist, L.C.S.W. - (415) 750-6800, ext. 67511
  When: Thursday evenings - 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Ten week closed group. $5.00 - $25.00 donation requested for each meeting. No one is turned away due to inability to pay. For those who have experienced the recent death of a loved one due to chronic or terminal illness or sudden death

Domestic Violence/Hate Crime Violence

• Community United Against Violence (CUAV) (415) 777-5500
• CUAV's 24 Hour Crisis Hotline (415) 333-HELP/333-4357

Free or Low cost Dental care

• Potrero Hill Health Center, San Francisco 415-648-7609
• Southeast Health Center (Bay view), San Francisco 415-715-4066
• Silver Avenue Family Health Center, San Francisco 415-715-0330
• Chinatown Neighborhood Health Center, San Francisco 415-705-8536
• San Francisco General Hospital Oral Surgery Clinic 415-206-8104
• Native American Health Center, San Francisco 415-621-9056
• Northeast Medical Service, 415-391-9686
• Veteran's Hospital Dental Services, San Francisco, for veterans who meet eligibility requirements 415-750-2046
• South of Market Health Center, San Francisco 415-626-2951
• University of the Pacific Dental Clinic 415-929-6501
• University of California, San Francisco, Dental Clinic 415-476-1891

Hepatitis A and B vaccinations and hepatitis B and C testing

• Complete resource list provided by the Stop Hep Project of SF Department of Public Health http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/Services/StopHep/Where4HepVacEng062004.pdf
• SF AIDS Foundation HIV/AIDS Hotline http://www.sfaf.org/aboutsfaf/sfaf_today.html

Sex Information Resources

• Unsafe at any speed? Therapist and author Michael Shernoff talks about harm reduction and barebacking. http://www.gay.com/health/hiv/?sernum=3254
• Author Don Shewey describes "sexual harm reduction" to a confounded reader. http://www.donshewey.com/1999_zine/harm_reduction.html
• Managing Desire http://www.managingdesire.org/index.html
• The web's only safer unsafe sex website. http://www.barebackjack.com [Read Daddy T's website review]
• Check out Metro UK's booklets on public sex and cruising http://www.metromate.org.uk./
• Society for Human Sexuality at http://sexuality.org
• San Francisco Sex Information at http://www.sfsi.org/ (415) 989-SFSI
• Jack in World at http://www.jackinworld.com/ix.html
• Eros Guide SF http://www.eros-guide.com/events/
• Kink Aware Professionals at http://www.bannon.com/kap/
• Human Awareness Institute at http://www.hai.org/
• Let's masturbate at http://www.letsmasturbate.com/
• Jack Morin author Anal Pleasure and Health http://www.sexuality.org/morin98.html
• Center for Sex and Culture at http://www.centerforsexandculture.com/
• http://hookinguponline.com
• http://mysexycity.com

Sex Worker Resources

• Hook Online (site for gay/bi men who date) http://www.hookonline.org/
• St. James Infirmary at http://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/
• Walking Away from my past and starting a new beginning - personal story 

Crystal meth and the law: know the penalties and know your legal rights

• FindLaw for the Public. http://public.findlaw.com/
• What to do When You Are Stopped by the Cops by Corinne Carey http://www.harmreduction.org/pubs/news/spring04/copstop.html
• Flex Your Rights www.flexyourrights.org
• Ask a Lawyer - Criminal Law questions answered http://criminal.lawyers.com/

Dance Clubs, Sex Clubs, and More fun

• Odyssey magazine's SF Jet Boy http://www.odysseymagazine.net/SF/credits.html
• Gloss Magazine http://www.glosssf.com
• Blowbuddies at http://www.blowbuddies.com/
• Eros at http://www.erossf.com/
• Steamworks at http://www.steamworksonline.com/berkeley/berkeley.html
• Power Exchange for men at http://www.powerexchange.com/men.htm
• Mack Folsom Prison at http://www.mackfolsomprison.com/
• San Francisco Leather.com at http://www.sanfranciscoleather.com/places.htm
• The Guide at http://www.guidemag.com/travel/invoketravelarticle.cfm
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Drug user activist groups

• Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users http://www.vandu.org/
• Unified Networkers of Drug Users Nationally http://www.freewebs.com/undun/
• Black Poppy http://www.blackpoppy.org.uk/
• NSW Users & AIDS Association's (NUAA) http://www.nuaa.org.au/nuaa/News/index.html
• The User's Voice http://www.clubplan.org/CMS/page.asp?org=3460&name=home
• Journals by and for drug users Monkey (2000-2004) http://www.sid.u-net.com/monkey/indexian.htm