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| Halfway House Provides Help With Abuse |
| By newsminer.com |
| Published: 06/14/2010 |
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FAIRBANKS — The rustic cedar house near downtown Fairbanks with a picket fence, garden and delicate hand-carved doors wasn’t always endearing. For years, it was a party house with filthy floors and mattresses, a putrefied toilet and late-night gatherings with a dozen cars stopping by each night. “I’ve been in this house before on other terms,” said Michelle Blue, a recovering cocaine addict who moved in last week. “Using dope.” Today, it’s a sobriety house, part of the Oxford House network of privately owned homes for those recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. They offer affordable rent, a live-in house manager and a support system to fight relapse. Read More. |
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