. >> reporter: supervisor safii, an early advocate for social housing, also points to the general need for more. >> we need sober living. we need to expand the number of mental health and drug treatment beds. >> reporter: so it's a universal call for more treatment capacity that will require resources and then there are the questions about how to best connect people to help and should more people be compelled into it? >> i wish i could sit down with him and say look man, go here, go here, go here. >> reporter: michael said his treatment has changed his life and as for how to get more people connected to that help, he says a lot of users just do not know where to start. >> i just wish they were educated more, you know, and there's some very intelligence people out there, but they don't know what to do. >> if you know anyone who is struggling with addiction, including yourself, you can call the national help line at 1-800-662-help. it is free. it is confidential and available 24/7. >>> this is the volkswagen red and gold report. >> it is the news the 49er fans and vern and myself have be