Living in a Sober House - Addiction and Recovery In-patient rehab, although not a prerequisite for sober living, is usually where people go before sober living. I do know many addicts that moved in off the street, and in some cases, sober living houses are more accessible than an expensive rehab. My counselors and I felt that I needed to be in a structured environment after the highly regulated rehab center, and this is true for most addicts. She referred me to one she knew was good, as opposed to me picking a random one from the website which had about 15 choices. I say this because it is the best advice I can give here, if you do decide to seek a sober living house for yourself or another, don't just pick one at random. Be careful when looking for advice because some people are out there to get referrals, but before you make such a big decision make sure you do your research. The sober house I ended up at was strict, but at the same time allowed freedom to live my day to day life as long as I followed the program. There is no end to the different variations of sober living houses out there. One reason I say to be careful is that some of them are much worse and even are filled with drug use and scams. This is the real reason I wish to bring awareness because I have seen many recoveries derailed when they ended up at the wrong sober house. In my experience, if a drug addict recovery houses want to get sober they will try to do the right thing, but sometimes you end up somewhere bad but you can't do anything about it.
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