Aug 15, 2005
DePaul University Researchers To Announce Important Findings On Oxford House Recovery Homes At National Press Club Aug. 18
Studies Showing Oxford House as Success Model to be Released and Discussed
What:
A team of researchers from DePaul University’s Center for Community Research in Chicago will present findings this week in Washington, D.C., that recovering substance abusers have a significantly improved rate of success when they live together in self-governed home settings.The researchers spent two years monitoring residents of Oxford Houses, a national network of recovery homes designed for persons seeking to develop long-term sobriety skills. Two studies were conducted—one in Illinois and one nationally that involved nearly 900 subjects. The studies found that the abstinence rate of Oxford House residents was 65 to 87 percent, compared with a success rate of only 31 percent for participants living elsewhere.
DePaul’s Oxford House research has been supported by several congressional leaders, including U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)
Who and Where:
A media availability session will be held Aug. 18 from 10:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. in the Edward R. Murrow Room of the National Press Club, 529 14th St., N.W. Washington, D.C.Leonard Jason, director of DePaul’s Center for Community Research, and other members of the Oxford House studies research team will be available, as well as Paul Molloy, executive director of Oxford House; a resident of an area Oxford House; and a representative of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, one of the funders of the studies.
Editor’s Note:
All media planning to attend the availability session should R.S.V.P. by calling Ashley Dos Santos at 202/429-2019 by Aug. 17 at 4 p.m. ET.