A halfway house is a housing facility for individuals who are in the midst of overcoming drug addiction, in which they can reacclimate to life in an abstinent manner and find out how to live a positive and fully abstinent lifestyle. A halfway house helps the individual obtain services to provide positive support and reassurance so that the recovering addict in Loraine can build up the self worth needed to acquire the life tools to be able to succeed outside of rehab without needing to abuse alcohol or drugs as a crutch. A halfway house gives a person the chance to be reintroduced back into society at their own tempo, while at the same time making available to them the essential counseling and therapy to have success in their lives once treatment is complete.