San Francisco Department of Public Health

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is the public health agency of the City and County of San Francisco, operating clinics, HIV/AIDS programs, and behavioral health services for over 125,000 patients annually; through its Behavioral Health Services division, it is conducting the KARE (Ketamine-Assisted Recovery) trial investigating ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder in publicly-insured adults with or at risk for HIV, integrating harm reduction principles with neuroplasticity-based addiction treatment.