Division of Substance Use and Addiction Medicine
Substance Use Treatment • San Francisco, CA
About
The Division of Substance Use and Addiction Medicine at UCSF operates multiple programs in San Francisco, including OBIC Clinic at 1380 Howard Street, which provides buprenorphine induction and maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder. The division also offers the Opiate Treatment Outpatient Program (OTOP) providing methadone services, a Methadone Van, Office-Based Opiate Treatment Program (OBOT) at community health centers, and STOP for treatment of methamphetamine or cocaine use disorders.
Clinic Type
Substance Use Treatment
Address
OBIC located at 1380 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA
Phone
866-433-4035
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive
- UCSF Health (Dr. Bridget Foley): 4.9/5 (133)
- UCSF Health (Dr. Jessica Ristau): 4.8/5 (72)
- RateMDs (Dr. John Mendelson): 4.5/5 (1)
Patients praise
- Empathetic and thorough care from individual addiction medicine specialists
- High ratings for physician knowledge, listening skills, and helpfulness
- Successful delivery of harm reduction programs like buprenorphine induction clinics
Common complaints
- Potential challenges in access, timeliness, and quality of substance use disorder services as noted in periodic external quality reviews
- Systemic issues related to coordination across a complex network of providers and access centers
"Empathetic, very well informed, answered concerns thoroughly and with insight. Excellent listening skills and very astute and patient when addressing my questions and concerns. Inspired trust."
— UCSF Health Patient Review"Dr. Ristau is an excellent physician who takes great care to explain all issues, listens and addresses all questions; very caring and helpful. She is very thorough and thoughtful."
— UCSF Health Patient ReviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Jessica (Jesse) Ristau, MD - Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine | UCSF Health — Apr 16, 2026
- New study explores GLP-1 treatment for stimulant addiction | Public Health | sfexaminer.com — Apr 9, 2026
- St. Anthony Foundation and The Salvation Army to Host Public Forum on Addiction Recovery Featuring National Leading Experts and Advocates - St. Anthony Foundation — Aug 27, 2025
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