Sober House Men's Sober House

About this Sober House

Sober House is a men's sober living home in Methuen, Massachusetts, in Essex County. The residence carries Level II certification through the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing and was founded in 2020 by Danielle Donohue and Jason Loomer.

A Men's Sober House in Methuen

Sober House serves men early in recovery, with in-house group meetings and recovery-based meetings built into the weekly schedule. Staff hold certifications from the Bureau of Substance Abuse and other recovery-community training programs, and residents are supported through court appearances when they come up. Methuen sits along the New Hampshire border in the Merrimack Valley, giving residents access to the Lawrence and Haverhill service areas without leaving Essex County.

What MASH Certification Establishes

Certification through the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing commits the residence to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and house rules before move-in, a documented relapse and discharge policy, and a complaint process outside the house. Level II describes a peer-managed home built around structure and accountability.

Medication-Assisted Recovery at Sober House

The program describes itself as MAT-friendly, meaning residents on medication for opioid use disorder, such as buprenorphine or methadone, are not excluded. That matters because losing housing over a prescribed medication can put someone's treatment and their address at risk at the same time.

Capacity and Recovery Housing in Essex County

The state's certified-residence registry lists this Methuen address with capacity for twenty-five residents. Essex County runs from the Merrimack Valley cities in the north to the North Shore, and a certified men's sober house of this size in Methuen gives the northern part of the county recovery housing close to the New Hampshire border, without residents needing to travel toward Lawrence or the coast for a certified bed.