When an individual has overcome substance abuse problem, it isn't as simple as resuming where you left off. Returning to a stable and happy life takes time and a great deal of determination. A Halfway House, a.k.a. a Sober Living Facility, is a place where people in recovery can live in a drug and alcohol free and positive environment until they are able to live stably on their own. Living in a Halfway House may be a condition of a person's probation for example, or the individual may make the decision to live in a Halfway House of their own will following drug or alcohol treatment. In either case, occupants of a Halfway House are clean and sober and working towards doing what they need to do to repair their lives. This could mean getting one's GED, getting a job, etc.
Halfway Houses in Five Points are operated by individuals who in most instances were once tenants of the house. How long an individual is allowed to live at the Halfway House will differ, but it's typically anywhere from a month to a couple of years. Occupants must undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to being accepted into the house, and this testing will take place frequently to be certain there is not any drug use in the house or substance abuse issues that would be more effectively dealt with in a substance abuse rehabilitation facility.
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