Halfway House - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Acton, MA.

When someone has conquered substance abuse problem, it's not as easy as starting life again where you left off. Returning to a successful and happy life takes time and a lot of determination. A Halfway House, also called a Sober Living Facility, is a place where recovering individuals can go where they can live in a sober and supportive environment until they can live confidently on their own. Living in a Halfway House may be a requirement of a person's probation or parole for example, or the person might make the decision to live in a Halfway House of their own will after drug or alcohol rehab. Either way, tenants of a Halfway House are clean and striving to do what is necessary to get their lives back on track. This could mean, for example, getting one's GED, getting a job, etc.

Halfway Houses in Acton are run by people who in most instances were once occupants of the house. The length of time an individual is allowed to remain at the Halfway House can vary, but it's usually anywhere from a month to a couple of years. Tenants must submit to alcohol and drug testing prior to entering the house, and this testing will continue frequently to be certain there isn't any drug use in the house or substance abuse issues that would be more effectively handled in an addiction rehab facility.

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