Failure to adhere to any of these three requirements would bring the entire Oxford House concept into question. Therefore, it is important that each Oxford House meet these minimum responsibilities in order for its charter to be continued. All Oxford Houses have been careful to avoid undo dependence on government or other outside funds. However, the members of Oxford House have found only by being active in AA and/or NA have they found comfortable, long-term sobriety — for themselves and the Oxford House in which they live.

The Characteristics & Effectiveness of Oxford House Recovery Residences: 2010 Review

Too often, newly recovering alcoholics and drug addicts are faced with the necessity of living alone and of relying solely on contacts with Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous to stay sober. Some are able to keep from drinking in spite of the loneliness with which they were faced. The alcoholic or drug addict alone begins to compare himself to those members of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous who still have family and friends. Loneliness and self-pity soon lead such individuals back to alcoholic drinking or drug use. With Oxford House there is no need for a recovering individual to live in an environment dominated by loneliness. These findings provide a challenge to psychologists working in the addiction field.

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Later, some of us were to move into half-way houses which provided shelter, food, and supervision. As our recovery progressed, the supervision and dependency on a half-way house created dissatisfaction. The dissatisfaction was in part the realization that we were shirking responsibility for our own lives and in part a resentment of authority. The third factor affecting us both in the rehabilitation facilities and the half-way houses was the realization that the duration of our stay must be limited because space must be made for others in need of help.

Self-run, Self-supporting Addiction Recovery Homes

Homes that allow for 8 or more residents may reduce the cost per person and offer more opportunities to exchange positive social support, thus, it was predicted that larger Oxford Houses would exhibit improved outcomes compared to smaller homes. Oxford Houses indicated that larger House size predicted less criminal and aggressive behavior. These data were used in 5 court cases, which were successful in arguing against closing down Oxford Houses that had more than 5 or 6 non-related residents.

Holistic Addiction Treatment: How Whole-Person Care Supports Lasting Recovery

• The community keeps each other on track because they’ve lived the alternative.
• In addition, American Indians were more likely to report being on parole or probation and being referred for aftercare by the legal system.

Each member pays EES (Equal Expense Share) which includes the total amount of rent due for the month as well as the cost of utilities, telephone, cable TV and any other expenses that the house includes in its common expenditures. Some houses collect EES from its members on a monthly basis while many houses choose to collect EES on a weekly basis. This monthly or weekly amount varies from state to state and house to house and can range anywhere from $125 a week to $250 a week. When you call a house to set up an interview you can ask them how much their EES is. Now that you have the contact information for the house you have chosen, call them and set up an interview. The houses are self-supporting and democratically run so every house does their own interviews and votes on new member admittance.

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• We are always adding NEW HOUSES and are  dedicated members of recovery communities all across Florida.See our current house directory listings here.
• It has been the experience of Oxford House that participation in AA and NA is extremely high in an environment where one individual can see another individual, with the same disease, reaping great benefits from AA and/or NA participation.
• Additionally, mutual help, social support, a sober living environment, and accountability emerged as strongly-endorsed therapeutic elements of the Oxford House model.
• These rented homes are helping to deal with drug addiction and community re-entry by providing stable housing without any limits on length of stay, a network of job opportunities, and support for abstinence.

Each year, 600,000 inmates are released back into communities, and many are released with ongoing drug addictions (substance abuse within correctional facilities ranges from 74 to 82%; Keene, 1997). One of the strongest predictors of criminal recidivism is substance use (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005). Of those with substance use addictions/dependence, only about 10% even reach any type of substance abuse treatment.

• Since then courts have found that the same protection applies with respect to fire safety standards and rates charged property owners for property insurance coverage.
• Jason, Schober and Olson (2008) found that Oxford House members reported participating in the community for about 10.6 hours per month.
• Substantial reductions in recidivism rates have been found when in-prison Therapeutic Communities (TCs) are combined with community transition programs (Hiller, Knight, & Simpson, 1999; Wexler et al., 1996).
• In a National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supported study, we successfully recruited 150 individuals who completed treatment at alcohol and drug abuse facilities in the Chicago metropolitan area.
• Oxford House, Inc. acts as the coordinating body for providing charters for the opening of new Oxford Houses.

Individuals early in their recovery or with particular interpersonal characteristics might need more of a structured and professionally-led milieu in order to maintain abstinence given the freedoms that are provided in Oxford Houses. In the past 90 days, the sample had an average of 1 day of residential treatment for psychiatric problems and an average of 3 sessions with a counselor for psychiatric problems. Certainly, it is clear that the sample oxford house of Oxford House residents do have significant mental health problems and that they do utilize mental health services outside of their Oxford Houses.