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The Most Important Part of Recovery — The Most Difficult to Access

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Aug. 4, 2022 – One of the most important aspects of recovery — finding an affordable, safe place to live with people supportive of a sober environment — is often the most difficult to access.

However, the residents of Lowndes County’s Howell Road, which is where Redeemed Living wants to build, say they do not want an unregulated halfway house in their community. When people in recovery successfully complete a hospital or jail-based detox program, they must be careful choosing where to live. Former friends, environments and activities can make it easy to relapse and start using drugs again — which roughly 40% to 60% of people with addiction do, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Addiction is compared by NIDA to chronic illnesses like hypertension, diabetes and asthma. If people with the disease of addiction stop following their medical treatment plan, they are likely to relapse.

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