Oxford House Rules

The programs at oxford house are different than other sober facilities in the sense that the success of each client depends on their willingness to maintain sobriety and be accountable to their landlord and the treatment program.

Oxford house rules. Strict rules for alcohol and drug use rent payment and curfew. Violation of the above rules results in eviction from the house oxford house manual. Whenever the masculine pronoun is used in this manual it means the female pronoun as well. The first north carolina oxford houses were launched in durham and asheville in 1991.

Each house is based on three rules. Today there are nearly 2 000 oxford houses in the united states and other countries. No use of drugs or alcohol and no disruption. The term oxford house refers to any house operating under the oxford house model a community based approach to addiction recovery which provides an independent supportive and sober living environment.

To be excused you must notify house at least 1 day in advance of meeting. Members who are expelled from the house or leave voluntarily may pick up their belongings the night of the house meeting or arrange a time and day to. A representative of each house in the chapter meets with the others on a monthly basis to exchange information to seek resolution of problems in a particular house and to express that chapter s vote on larger issues. 2 introduction this is the third revision of the oxford house manual which has served thousands of oxford house members since 1975.

As of january 2017 there are 223 houses in the state with locations in 30 cities more than 1 700 beds and plans for expansion. Encourages attendance at evidence based support meetings such as 12 step programs. Oxford house expectations this list consists of common sense everyday guidelines that will help all of us to be aware of the need to respect eachother. As of 2008 there were 321 women s oxford houses with 2 337 women and 982 men s oxford houses with 7 487 men for a total of 1 303 houses serving 9 824 people oxford house 2008.

2 the number of oxford houses reached 1 907 early in the third quarter of 2015 just prior to the 17 th oxford house. Three or more oxford houses within a 100 mile radius comprise an oxford house chapter. Membership in a reputable association of organizations such as narr the association of halfway house alcoholism programs or oxford house. The oxford house network.