Halfway House - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Ottawa, IL.

When someone has overcome substance abuse problem, it isn't as simple as picking up where you left off. Returning to a positive and happy life takes time and a lot of determination. A Halfway House, a.k.a. a Sober Living Facility, is an environment where recovering individuals can live in a drug and alcohol free and healthy setting until they can live stably on their own. Living in a Halfway House may be a requirement of a person's probation or parole for example, or someone might make the decision to live in a Halfway House of their own accord following drug or alcohol treatment. Either way, residents of a Halfway House are clean and striving to do what is necessary to get their lives back on track. This could mean finishing school, getting a job, etc.

Halfway Houses in Ottawa are run by individuals who in many cases were once occupants of the house. The length of time an individual is permitted to remain at the Halfway House can vary, but it's commonly anywhere from a month to a couple of years. Tenants must submit to drug and alcohol testing prior to entering the house, and this testing will happen regularly to be certain there isn't any drug use in the house or substance abuse issues that would be more effectively dealt with in a substance abuse rehab program.

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