ID:9388 Clem/Mar House Inc
540-542 Main Street
Kingston PA,
(570) 288-0403
Clem/Mar House Inc
Primary Focus: Substance abuse treatment services Services Provided: Substance abuse treatment, Halfway house Type of Care: Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days) Special Programs/Groups: Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS Forms of Payment Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance Special Language Services: Spanish
Therapy and Residential Treatment Services Offered
Halfway house- A halfway house is generally defined as a center where people in rehabilitation are able to have more freedom than they would in a correctional facility but they are still monitored closely by staff or the law. There are halfway houses set up for various situations such as alcoholics, drug addicts, people recovering from mental health problems and people just coming out of prison that are trying to get back into normal life.
Medicaid- The term Medicaid often evokes stares of bewilderment from many and is easily confused with other medical assistance services with similar names. Simply put, Medicaid is a program that pays for medical assistance for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources.
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders- Quite often, individuals suffering from substance abuse are also afflicted with some type of mental illness. In the mental health community, these simultaneously occurring illnesses have come to be known as co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders.
Persons with HIV/AIDS- Thanks to an increasing number of successful drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS, persons with the disease are living longer, more productive lives. Nevertheless, those who are faced with a life-threatening illness such as this, regardless of improved medical treatment, still require the emotional support that only therapy can provide.
Private health insurance- Securing private health insurance can be confusing, especially if you’re not covered by your employer or if the employer offers a number of options from which to choose. Determining which plans are best for you and/or your family is difficult.
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)- Choosing the proper treatment program for substance abusers can be a daunting task. With so many programs from which to choose, the addicted individual and their family turn to professionals and other resources for suggestions in regards to the proper treatment.
Substance abuse treatment- Substance abuse treatment is often individualized to each patient, but there are a few steps that each patient needs to take to become drug free. The first of these steps in recognizing the problem. Denial used to be mistakenly believed to be part of the drug addiction symptoms, but recent research is showing it is not. People trying to help a person accept that they have a substance abuse problem need to show empathy, and respect.
Substance abuse treatment services- Substance abuse is seen by most physicians and mental health professionals as a long-term illness and so many substance abuse treatment services are designed to try and find the best way to help someone cope. The people that are considered to have substance use disorder are those who can not stop and whose use is compulsive. A person’s genetics, mental health, and stress levels all have a role in determining if a person has substance use disorder. Substance abuse actually changes the brain, and these changes remain in effect for a long time.
Clem-MarReply to this Comment
I don't know if this is the right place to post this. However, I would like to say I was at Clem-Mar in Dallas, PA. and they did not help me at all. I suffered many emotional issues along with my addiction. When I was "unsafe" they would tell me to talk to my peers, which I did. In turn, the peers would run to staff. Staff would then complain about how many phone calls a night they would get because of me and being "unsafe." I, and some of the other clients were called "crack babies" by the staff. Their program was unstructured and in my opinion, they were at sometimes unprofessional. I hope things have changed since I was there.
--Alexis
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By:Alexis Posted: Feb 03 2008 01:34:17 AM