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Addiction Recovery in the Lap of Luxury

Sober, and the Living is Easy –

Feb. 23, 2017 – In 2015, he opened the Lighthouse, a luxury sober-living home in Darien for executives. Last year, he opened a second branch in New Canaan. With rates of $10,500 to $17,500 a person a month that are not covered by insurance, these homes are not for people of modest means. The house in New Canaan is 8,000 square feet and valued at more than $4.5 million. It is decorated like a home in a design magazine; the basement contains a golf simulator. But Lighthouse homes are more than a comfortable living space; they provide support and accountability for residents who go to work during the day and come back at night. In addition to their counseling and treatment sessions, residents are required to use a Breathalyzer and attend a weekly house meeting.
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