Riptide House Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Riptide House is a men's sober living home in Absecon, New Jersey, in Atlantic County. It stands on Stone Circle, on the opposite side of the city from its sister property, Inlet House, and both are run by Coastal Recovery Solutions for men early in recovery.

A Men's Recovery Residence on Stone Circle

Stone Circle sits in a quieter, more suburban stretch of Absecon than the White Horse Pike corridor, and that gives Riptide House a different character than a house closer to the main road. It still takes men only, with shared common space and one set of house rules governing everyone under the roof.

The State License Behind This Absecon Sober House

New Jersey requires a Department of Community Affairs license before any cooperative sober living residence can operate, and Riptide House holds that Class F license under N.J.A.C. 5:27. The license obligates the house to meet the state's rooming and boarding house standards and gives the Department a basis to inspect the property and act on a complaint. Anyone considering a New Jersey sober house can confirm the license status directly, which is worth doing before signing anything.

One Operator, Two Absecon Addresses

Coastal Recovery Solutions keeps both of its Absecon houses, Riptide House and Inlet House, inside the same small city instead of spreading across the county. For a resident, a transfer between the two never means losing a job, a meeting schedule or a bus route. The operator also runs transitional housing further up the coast in Pleasantville, Egg Harbor City and Galloway, all serving men early in recovery.

Living in Absecon, Atlantic County

Absecon borders Atlantic City without carrying its tourist economy, which makes it a common landing spot for people who need shore-area jobs and shore-area treatment providers away from shore-area rents. Mays Landing, the Atlantic County seat, sits further inland, but daily life for most Absecon residents runs through the Atlantic City-Pleasantville corridor instead. That corridor carries the county's outpatient clinics, its court system and most of its entry-level hiring, all within a short ride of Stone Circle.