The Nextep Duquesne Drive Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

The Nextep – Duquesne Drive is a men's sober house in Fort Myers, Florida, in Lee County, run by The Nextep across its twelve-home Southwest Florida network.

A Men's Sober House on Duquesne Drive

Duquesne Drive is a residential street in south Fort Myers, part of the same general area as several of the operator's other properties. The house is restricted to men, so its chore list, meeting schedule and curfew apply to one household.

Structure and the Weekly Rhythm at This Fort Myers Sober Living Home

The Nextep builds every residence around a four-stage self-empowerment model: structure, commitment, motivation and service. Residents keep a weekly chore rotation, attend a set number of Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meetings, hold to a curfew, and stay financially self-supporting through work, an active job search, or school, with drug testing behind the arrangement.

Medication-Assisted Treatment Through the Nextep's Outpatient Program

Residents prescribed buprenorphine or methadone can continue that treatment through The Nextep's clinical program while living at Duquesne Drive. A house that works with medication-assisted treatment keeps a resident's care and housing pointed in the same direction.

Getting Around Fort Myers Without a Car

Fort Myers is the seat of Lee County, and LeeTran's bus network reaches most of the corridors a resident needs early on: outpatient appointments, meetings, and entry-level employment. That matters for a house population that is not assumed to own a car.

How Florida Certifies Recovery Residences

Certification for Florida recovery residences runs through one body, the Florida Association of Recovery Residences, and it is voluntary. A certified house agrees to a code of ethics, discloses fees and rules in writing, and accepts outside complaint review. Anyone considering Duquesne Drive should ask The Nextep directly which of its Fort Myers properties currently hold that status.