What Sober Living Asheville Includes

By Billie Mays


The concept of sober living Asheville has taken many forms. One such form is drug and alcohol free housing. This housing is available to outpatient participants in rehab programs. These group homes offer a safe place to build a firm footing for those who wish to remain sober. It has been shown that living in a home where there is no support for staying clean is a main cause of relapse.

Of the approximately thirty group homes offering a drug and alcohol free living space none of them offer any kind of treatment. The house does offer an atmosphere of common goals and support from the other residents when things get rough. Drug and alcohol free facilities are self supporting and are not eligible for public support. House rules may include attendance at alcohol anonymous meetings and some sort of outpatient treatment.

On the other hand half way houses offer treatment and counseling along with food, housing and transportation to AA meetings and other appointments. Many medical insurance companies will pay the costs for these facilities. Unlike the group homes the patient cannot stay indefinitely but is restricted to thirty to ninety day treatment programs.

Alcoholics and addicts are generally found to be isolated from family and society. In a half way house they will be taught to live in the real world again. Simple things like making one's own bed or eating on a regular schedule are taught. These lessons may seem simplistic to the average person but to many people in rehab they are foreign activities.

Including a holistic approach to sobriety has proven helpful to many. The act of involving treatment for the physical addiction with spiritual, mental and social aspects of a persons life has been effective. Holistic treatments combined with traditional actions are a good combination for recovery.

Many alcoholic/addicts find a lot of changes when they return home. Their friends no longer want to associate with them, family looks at them with new attitudes or the work place is not as comfortable as it was prior to treatment. Much of the changes are said to be caused by the fact that you are not the same person now and most people do not know how to act around you.

To stay with the program after you return home you will have to make many changes. You must adhere to the adage of "keep doing what you're doing; keep getting what you're getting". You will need to find new activities, new hobbies, new friends and new places to go. Movies, volunteering, classes or reading can be a means to a drug and alcohol free life.

There are many ways to take advantage of sober living Asheville. Programs offer complete packages of care on whatever level you are most comfortable with. Only those who cannot be honest with themselves and choose not to accept change in their lives will fail. If you are willing to make changes in your life you can and will be successful in your quest for sobriety.




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