(Via KRON 4 News)

Since 2008, meth overdoses have shot up 500% and often those out of their minds on the drugs end up in the Emergency Room.

“In San Francisco, one-half of all psych emergency rooms admissions are meth-related,” Wiener said.

Wiener introduced a bill on Tuesday that would allow Medi-Cal to fund programs using what’s called Contingency Management Intervention, like what the San Francisco Aids Foundation has been doing for the past nine years.

Those who enroll in their positive reinforcement opportunity project get counseling and cash credits in the form of gift cards every time their urine tests come back negative for stimulants.

The amounts are nominal, maxing out at $330 over the 12-week program.

Their director of harm reduction says it’s been very successful.