Sober living houses are exactly what they sound like. Houses without substance.
People living in sober living houses are a part of a community. People who have experience addiction fill the house. They all have dealt with addiction and it has affected them.
Benefits of choosing to live in a sober living house are abundant:
- Peer-support group
- Group meetings, consoling, therapy
- Structure
- Sense of community
Those are just to name a few.
People who choose to live in a sober living house have typically just finished their rehab program and rather than go back to the environment with potential triggers, they would rather live in a house with sober people with the same goals as they do.
Sober living housing can be a great option for some people it will give them a sense of structure and support. Their routine will be easier to set as they will part of maintaining the house.
“What makes sober living houses different than halfway houses?”
Sober living houses are not funded by the state allowing the tenants more freedom. With halfway houses, tenants are required to take drug screenings and are limited on how long they can stay in the house.
The sober living housing can be ideal for some. It provides people who have just finished their treatment program with a transition from living in rehab to integrating themselves back into society.
Many call this transitional living arrangement and it has benefitted many. Those looking for an easy transition from rehab back into society might find this option extremely helpful when leaving rehab.
This option is not for everyone though, some would rather go straight from living in rehab to their hometown or where ever they wish to live.
Regardless, finding the right living situation post-rehab is important to one staying sober. Past environments could have caused one to fall into drug addiction and bringing awareness to what caused that is important when staying sober.
