A halfway house is a living facility for individuals that are in the midst of overcoming drug and/or alcohol addiction, where they can readjust to life in an abstinent manner and find out ways to live out a healthy and fully abstinent life. A halfway house provides services to provide positive help and reassurance so that the recovering addict in Essex can build up the self worth needed to obtain the life tools which will make it possible to find success in the real world without needing to abuse drugs as a crutch. A halfway house gives an a recovering addict the chance to become reacclimated back into real life at their own pace, while at the same time providing the necessary counseling and therapy to obtain success in their life once drug and alcohol rehab is finished.