Organization:
Andromeda Transcultural Health
Buprenorphine and naloxone (Suboxone) treatment program. Patients are seen once a month by a psychiatrist who provides them with substance abuse and mental health therapy, they participate in a group therapy session, get a urine test and then are provided a 30 day prescription of the medication. In addition, the case managers at Andromeda provide housing support, career orientation, job training opportunities, transportation subsidies, patient navigation services, language acquisition, adherence to HIV medications and/or mental health and substance use medication, nutritional classes and individual weight or diabetes management plans. They also refer patients to the array of educational health and social services that are available in the DC metro area.
