When a person has conquered substance abuse problem, it isn't as easy as picking up where you left off. Returning to a positive and happy life takes time and a lot of effort. A Halfway House, also known as a Sober Living Facility, is a setting where people in recovery can live in a sober and positive setting until they are able to live confidently on their own. Living in a Halfway House may be a term of a person's parole for example, or someone may make the decision to live in a Halfway House of their own accord after drug or alcohol rehab. Either way, tenants of a Halfway House are drug and alcohol free and striving to do what is necessary to get their lives back on track. This could mean finishing school, finding employment, etc.
Halfway Houses in Noma are run by individuals who in many instances were once residents of the house. The length of time an individual is allowed to live at the Halfway House will differ, but it's usually anywhere from a month to a couple of years. Tenants must undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to being accepted into the house, and this testing will continue regularly to ensure there is not any substance use in the house or substance abuse issues that would be more effectively handled in an alcohol or drug rehabilitation program.