A halfway house, also known as a recovery house or sober living facility, is a facility which permits a person who is just getting over addiction to be in an environment that helps them re-acclimate to society as an abstinent person who wants to lead a more full and wholesome life. After drug rehabilitation, it is sometimes essential for persons to live in a halfway house so they may partake in more counseling and therapy services while simultaneously finding work and a place to live so that they can have everything in their life set up for prosperity and abstinence. A halfway house is a way to reduce the risk of falling back into drug use, and gives individuals in Early who are just getting over addiction the opportunity to build a real life for themselves.