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Just over half define recovery housing as sober housing with peer support

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A narrow majority of Americans (51%) describe recovery housing as safe, sober housing with peer support and a connection to community services, according to a Verasight survey conducted Nov. 14-20, 2025.

About a quarter (24%) think of it instead as housing that provides substance use disorder treatment, usually for 30 to 90 days, and 15% say they do not know. Relatively few describe it as sober "flop houses" for people with addictions or criminal justice backgrounds (7%) or as housing that prioritizes access but does not require sobriety (3%).

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Just over half define recovery housing as sober housing with peer support.

Which statement best describes recovery housing for substance use disorder (i.e., drug and/or alcohol addiction) recovery?

  • Safe, sober housing with peer support and connection to community services 50.9%
  • Housing providing substance use disorder treatment for usually 30-90 days 24.5%
  • Do not know 14.9%
  • Sober, flop houses for alcoholics, drug addicts and people with criminal justice backgrounds that are a danger to our ne 6.9%
  • Housing prioritizing access to housing but does not require sobriety 2.8%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
Module 2

Source

Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
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Margin of error
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