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

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## Reading

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%).

## Topline

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

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

- 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%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: Module 2
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#recovery-housing-for-substance-use-disorder](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#recovery-housing-for-substance-use-disorder)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#recovery-housing-for-substance-use-disorder](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#recovery-housing-for-substance-use-disorder)