Types of Substances and Their Treatments

Oxford house

Best Solution For Recovery Of Drug And Alcohol Addict People

Reviewed on: 07/25/08
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Breif Description:

It is a concept in recovery from the drug and other substance abuse addiction in its true sense it is called as self supporting as well as a drug free home. Number of houses for residents varies from six to fifteen as there are separate houses for men, women and which accepts both women and children. Mostly oxford houses flourishes in metropolitan areas of New York and Washington D.C but thrive in many diverse communities as Hawaii, State of Canada and Australia and all of them follow basic criteria.

Each house represents a remarkably effective low cost method of preventing relapse during the time of emergency. Number of representatives of each house meets each other on monthly basis to exchange information and finding out a solution of how to provide help to a particular house.

Members of oxford house is being represented as world council which is comprising of 12 members out of which 9 are the members of oxford house and 3 others as alumni members which are elected each year at the oxford house world convention. Main mission of this convention is to facilitate adherence and carrying out operations by providing efficient means of communication.

More about Oxford house

The Oxford house is a non profit organization working for providing effective treatments for the drug and alcohol addiction. The center is a democratically run organization which accepts about six to sixteen patients in each house. The center has separate houses for men, women and houses that accept women with children. The center specializes in serving relapse prevention programs. The center helps families to revert back to their normal lives. The main mission of the organization is to arrange housing and rehabilitative services for addicts.