MO Better Living LLC Recovery Supportive Housing

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Bobby's House & Johns House

if a person’s original home environment is chaotic, unstable, and/or promotes substance use.In a study by Polcin and colleagues (2010) conducted an 18-month study that examined substance abuseand global functioning outcomes for residents living in sober living homes. Researchers followed 245residents with alcohol and/or drug abuse problems who were enrolled in the Clean and SoberTransitional Living program in California. The residents were assessed for severity of substance a...buse,legal problems, psychiatric problems, employment, and family problems at baseline, 6-months, 12, and18-months. The results showed that subjects in the sober living environment made significantimprovements in substance abuse problems, with 42% of subjects reporting abstinence from drugs oralcohol at 18 months, compared to 19% of subjects who reported being abstinent at the start of thestudy. The results showed improvements for subjects in the areas of employment and psychiatricproblems from baseline to 6-month follow-up, and these positive results were maintained at the 18-month follow-up. Furthermore, the findings showed that subjects who reported having social networkswith lower substance use and higher 12-step involvement predicted positive outcomes on all measuresin the study. Based on their prior research on sober living houses, Polcin et al. suggest that abstinencefrom substance use and retention of individuals in a sober living house can be improved if residentsattend an outpatient treatment program during their stay. See more