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WHAT IS A SOBER LIVING HOME?
Unless you live in, know a friend or family member, or are associated with the field
of recovery, the term "Sober Living Home" may be somewhat of an enigma to you.
Sober living homes are often mistakenly referred to as a Halfway House, Rehab
Home, Recovery Support Home, Boarding Home, Shelter, Hostel, and even in some
cases (mostly derogatory) as a "Flop House". While some sober living homes may
provide some of these services, most do not.
Sober living homes are affordable, alcohol and drug free environments that provide
a positive place for peer group recovery support. Sober housing promotes
individual recovery by providing an environment that allows residents to develop
individual recovery programs and become self supporting.
The majority of sober living homes are privately owned and operated by an
individual or small partnership. Most do not receive government subsidies or
grants. However, some of the residents may qualify for individual social benefits.
Quality assurance is achieved and maintained through membership in a sober
living coalition or network. These coalitions and networks proved self-governance
and self-regulation through peer reviews and inspections. The homes maintain
alcohol and drug free environments with resident initiated and maintained recovery
support activities.
None are acute detoxification or treatment centers but several have a referral
listing of detoxification hospitals and outpatient treatment centers.
The typical sober living home is a single-family residence, duplex or multiunit
complex located in a quiet residential neighborhood. The residents are required to
follow a strict set of house rules. Violation of the rules can result in assessment of
minor financial fines, writing an essay, to immediate removal from the home.
The single most common rule is a zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol. This
includes normal everyday medicine-cabinet items as, mouthwash, cold medicines,
and after-shave or food items such as vanilla. Most sober living homes do random
or surprise drug and alcohol testing. The use of 52 proof mouthwash (Listerine and
Scope, to name a few), 70 proof vanilla, opiate or alcohol based cold medicines will
cause a false positive test. Not to mention intoxication if consumed in quantities.
Other zero tolerance rules include, violence, threats of violence, fighting,
harassment, theft, sex on the premises and unexcused absence or violation of
curfews.
Each resident is required to be financially self-supporting and purchasing their own
food. The residents are required to work, actively seek employment, or be a
student enrolled in an accredited academic or trade school. Those who are
permanently disabled and on federal, state, or local assistance are required to
become involved in service to the home or the community. All residents are
required to attend a minimum number of weekly 12 Step meetings, such as
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or Cocaine Anonymous.
Living is very communal in a sober living home. Depending on the size of the home
or unit, the occupancy can range from 6 to 30 residents per home or unit. All
residents share a bedroom with at least one other resident. The range of
roommates can go from 2 to 10 per room. The later living in barracks style bunk
beds. All sober homes are gender specific.
Each resident performs an assigned daily chore around the house. A well-run
house is cleaned from top to bottom each day. There are no dirty dishes left in the
sink, clothes, or towels lying around. I have personally visited some sober homes,
as well as lived in one, and found many of these homes to be cleaner than private
residences.
Rent in a sober living home can range from $400 to $1,450 per month, with the
norm ranging form $450 o $750 per month. Location, occupant density, and
services provided are the primary factors affecting rents. There are no security
deposits, no first and last month, and no credit checks performed. Utilities are
included. Many homes allow rent to be paid on a weekly basis. Moreover, many will
give a 7 to 14 days grace period to come up with the first month's rent. The only
requirement for residency is a desire to stay clean and sober, follow the house
rules and pay your rent timely.
There is one major difference between living in a sober living home and sharing an
apartment with another person. The residents of the sober living home are not
considered tenants and as such are not protected under tenants' rights laws.
Hence, a resident can be removed on a moment's notice without the due process
of eviction procedures.
"We discover that we do receive guidance for our lives to just about
the extent that we stop making demands upon God to give it to us on
order and our our terms. Almost any experienced AA will tell how his
affairs have taken remarkable and unexpected turns for the better as he
tried to improve his conscious contact with God. He will also report
that out of every season of grief or suffering, when the hand of God
seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new
resources of courage were uncovered, and that finally, inescapably, the
conviction came that God does 'move in a mysterious way His wonders to
perform.'" (Twelve and Twelve, Step Eleven, pg. 104)
Unless you live in, know a friend or family member, or are associated with the field
of recovery, the term "Sober Living Home" may be somewhat of an enigma to you.
Sober living homes are often mistakenly referred to as a Halfway House, Rehab
Home, Recovery Support Home, Boarding Home, Shelter, Hostel, and even in some
cases (mostly derogatory) as a "Flop House". While some sober living homes may
provide some of these services, most do not.
Sober living homes are affordable, alcohol and drug free environments that provide
a positive place for peer group recovery support. Sober housing promotes
individual recovery by providing an environment that allows residents to develop
individual recovery programs and become self supporting.
The majority of sober living homes are privately owned and operated by an
individual or small partnership. Most do not receive government subsidies or
grants. However, some of the residents may qualify for individual social benefits.
Quality assurance is achieved and maintained through membership in a sober
living coalition or network. These coalitions and networks proved self-governance
and self-regulation through peer reviews and inspections. The homes maintain
alcohol and drug free environments with resident initiated and maintained recovery
support activities.
None are acute detoxification or treatment centers but several have a referral
listing of detoxification hospitals and outpatient treatment centers.
The typical sober living home is a single-family residence, duplex or multiunit
complex located in a quiet residential neighborhood. The residents are required to
follow a strict set of house rules. Violation of the rules can result in assessment of
minor financial fines, writing an essay, to immediate removal from the home.
The single most common rule is a zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol. This
includes normal everyday medicine-cabinet items as, mouthwash, cold medicines,
and after-shave or food items such as vanilla. Most sober living homes do random
or surprise drug and alcohol testing. The use of 52 proof mouthwash (Listerine and
Scope, to name a few), 70 proof vanilla, opiate or alcohol based cold medicines will
cause a false positive test. Not to mention intoxication if consumed in quantities.
Other zero tolerance rules include, violence, threats of violence, fighting,
harassment, theft, sex on the premises and unexcused absence or violation of
curfews.
Each resident is required to be financially self-supporting and purchasing their own
food. The residents are required to work, actively seek employment, or be a
student enrolled in an accredited academic or trade school. Those who are
permanently disabled and on federal, state, or local assistance are required to
become involved in service to the home or the community. All residents are
required to attend a minimum number of weekly 12 Step meetings, such as
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or Cocaine Anonymous.
Living is very communal in a sober living home. Depending on the size of the home
or unit, the occupancy can range from 6 to 30 residents per home or unit. All
residents share a bedroom with at least one other resident. The range of
roommates can go from 2 to 10 per room. The later living in barracks style bunk
beds. All sober homes are gender specific.
Each resident performs an assigned daily chore around the house. A well-run
house is cleaned from top to bottom each day. There are no dirty dishes left in the
sink, clothes, or towels lying around. I have personally visited some sober homes,
as well as lived in one, and found many of these homes to be cleaner than private
residences.
Rent in a sober living home can range from $400 to $1,450 per month, with the
norm ranging form $450 o $750 per month. Location, occupant density, and
services provided are the primary factors affecting rents. There are no security
deposits, no first and last month, and no credit checks performed. Utilities are
included. Many homes allow rent to be paid on a weekly basis. Moreover, many will
give a 7 to 14 days grace period to come up with the first month's rent. The only
requirement for residency is a desire to stay clean and sober, follow the house
rules and pay your rent timely.
There is one major difference between living in a sober living home and sharing an
apartment with another person. The residents of the sober living home are not
considered tenants and as such are not protected under tenants' rights laws.
Hence, a resident can be removed on a moment's notice without the due process
of eviction procedures.
"We discover that we do receive guidance for our lives to just about
the extent that we stop making demands upon God to give it to us on
order and our our terms. Almost any experienced AA will tell how his
affairs have taken remarkable and unexpected turns for the better as he
tried to improve his conscious contact with God. He will also report
that out of every season of grief or suffering, when the hand of God
seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new
resources of courage were uncovered, and that finally, inescapably, the
conviction came that God does 'move in a mysterious way His wonders to
perform.'" (Twelve and Twelve, Step Eleven, pg. 104)
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