A halfway house is a housing facility for persons who are in the process of overcoming drug or alcohol addiction, in which they can adjust to the world in an abstinent manner and learn ways to live out a healthy and fully abstinent lifestyle. A halfway house helps the individual obtain solutions to provide beneficial assistance and reassurance so that the individual in Abernathy can build the confidence and acquire the life tools which will make it possible to find success outside of rehab without having to use drugs as a crutch. A halfway house offers an a recovering addict the opportunity to become reacclimated back into the world at their own speed, while also providing the necessary guidance and therapy to achieve success in their lives once drug and alcohol rehab is finished.