Sober Living Environments
An often overlooked form of residential care is the sober living residence. Most often used as a transitional phase after detox or after rehab, some people find benefit and sobriety through a direct entry into such a facility. Sober living environments are almost universally very low cost, and a majority do not ask for any money upon admission, although within a reasonable length of time you are expected to find employment and contribute a small monthly rental payment.
These facilities work therapeutically through peer support, very structured rules of living and of conduct, enforced sobriety and a temptation free area of residence and through compulsory and intensive participation in AA or another form of 12 steps programming.
These homes generally only ask that you abide by the rules, attend meetings and don’t use drugs or drink; and you can basically stay as long as you'd like. There are many thousands of sober living homes throughout the nation, and unlike low cost rehabs, these often do not maintain a waiting list.
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The pain of it all!
Our 32 year old daughter is suffering from drug addicition. How do you help someone who states she doesn't have a problem? How much help do we continue to give her, spend money on courts, drug schools, groceries, and child care for her two beautiful daughters before I lose it? I feel like I am alone, yet I know that is not true. More and more adults are battling drug addicition and are of no use to our society. But do we give up on them?????
Being there for them...
You know, I believe that all of us go through phases where we are of no obvious use to society... in fact, can anybody really say they haven't even been a threat to society or their immediate environment, at one time or another? What is important is that we give addicts the chance to become responsible adults, again... that often starts with an embargo of anything that allows them to remain in the status quo. As painful as it may be for relatives and friends, a change can only really occur when you stop enabling their delusions.
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