YoSUP is part of the UCSF Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine Clinic.
It is a multidisciplinary, family-based program that provides comprehensive assessment and outpatient treatment for youth up to age 25 who have problematic substance use and substance use disorders
Our Patients
- Youth who have experienced an overdose
- Youth who inject drugs
- Youth who use opioids (heroin, fentanyl) or misuse prescription opioids (Oxycontin, Vicodin, etc)
- Youth who use stimulants (cocaine, methamphetamine) or misuse prescription stimulants (Ritalin, Adderall, etc)
- Youth who misuse benzodiazepines (Ativan, Xanax, etc)
- Youth who use hallucinogens (LSD, mushrooms, etc)
- Youth who use inhalants (whip-its, poppers, etc)
- Youth who use alcohol
- Youth who use cannabis
Our Values
We recognize addiction as a chronic, relapsing, remitting illness that often begins in adolescence and requires a continuum of care of varying intensity throughout the lifetime.
We are dedicated to a person-centered, family-based, empathetic, and non-punitive approach to youth addiction treatment.
We acknowledge that characteristics and treatment needs of youth with substance use disorders differ from adult populations and are dedicated to providing developmentally appropriate youth-specific treatment.
Evidence-based addiction treatment is our guiding principle.
What Patients and Families Should Expect
The initial assessment takes place over 3 clinic visits.
1st visit - medical assessment
2nd visit - psychosocial and/or psychiatric assessment
3rd visit - treatment recommendations