Hella helpful and cool chill people work there that helps you with anything they can. They let me charge my phone there whn I was stranded there for 3 days. Life savers there
They are great what more can I say but they save lives by having narcan for an opioid overdose, clean works (needles,water, cotton ect.) so the spread of blood born diseases that have devistated our community will hopefully become a thing of the past.
Good folks for the most part. Non judgemental and knowledgeable about harm reduction.
This place is awesome, and does alot in the area/community theyre trying to help. I personally know 2 nurses that volunteer there and I live 3 blocks away,and am an addict so I have experience with SFs clinics.Theyre almost never open anymore, right now theres a Thanksgiving week schedule on the door. Open at noon all week,12:30 they were closed and I just called and got no answer, and The Union is the only place to get glasswares anymore, someone said the mobile clinics too, but I dont know. Either the city needs to give all exchanges the same supplies and limits, or have glassware a certain day of the week per location. They started giving out bubbles everywhere and it got taken advantage off and became a bigger cost than anticipated for something that isnt really going to make a difference in HIV/AIDS, or hep. But anyways, harm reduction all the way.
As with most Tenderloin locations youll always want to be on your guard and aware of your surroundings (i.e. put your phone in your pocket/purse) as you approach this establishment. The atmosphere was casual and the staff was knowledgeable and friendly. I would visit again myself as well as recommend this place to someone else. The only reason for 4/5 stars instead of 5 is that they had limited inventory compared to other similar businesses in the area.
The San Francisco Drug Users Union is my favorite place in the City. It is needle exchange location supported by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. The woman who runs it has traveled the world setting up needle exchange locations. Sometimes meeting stong resistance from governments. Access to free needles should be a basic right even if people use them to inject drugs. Without access to clean needles the infection rate of blood borne diseases would be sky high. IT IS A DISGRACE that some States East of the Rockies still make possession on needles without an RX a crime. Just my opinion. So stop by the S.F. Drug Users Union and get your FREE supplies.
Ive tried coming here several times, google says youre open and its closed. Please update the hours and Im sure my rating will change.
Helps save lives
Lives have been saved through SFDUU efforts to increase harm reduction behavior and for keeping used needles off the streets.
The best people work here
Love my friends
Cause its an organization that helps the community.
Mum
The place to be