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Hello, My nephew is getting out of jail on the 28th. It was a drug and alcohol thing. He has to go to a halfway house for some time. I don`t know how long. What are halfway houses like? What are their rules? I am guessing each one has it`s own rules? I don`t know? I have searched the internet for answeres but haven`t had much luck. Thanks for any info. Dan.
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I'm leaving this sunday for a halfway house. I spent 34 day's in rehab, i've been out to long. I know that I need the extra time to learn how to live sober. I'll have 60 day's tomarrow, that's good for me. My anxiety has been really high, and I know it's because I'm leaving. has anyone here done this. I really don't know what to expect.
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out of control children - Topix I have lived in my street for over 15 years, and never had any problems. Recently, I have noticed that there are alot more teenagers out on the streets late at night, blasting their music, disturbing the peace, being very unruly (cursing, fighting, making out in parked cars). I ask myself, where their parents are, and why they arent enforcing a strict curfew on their younsters. Why are these teens allowed out so late when they have school the next morning. I feel like we can blame the media, the children, the teachers, the music, ...
I forgot to add that they made the house next to mine a halfway house and it has ruined my quality of life. I dont know who to complain to or what to do, but move. There are like ten people living next door who also add to the unruliness late at night and even during the day, its like twenty people coming and going and parking cars in front of my house. I dont know what to do? I am just missing the day of long Island when I saw more trees then malls, when after 10pm all you heard were crickets, and when people were ...
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