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The unregulated world of Montana’s sober living homes

January 3, 2023/

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“You have a desperate population who desperately need help. And so they’re willing to go into these programs, even if it means that they’re going to be exploited.”

Attorney D. Michael Hancock

At Hope Center Ministries in Montana, addiction recovery means Bible study and work without pay.
Like most states, Montana doesn’t require sober living facilities to be licensed by the state in order to operate. Unless they provide clinical services that merit licensure as a residential treatment facility, sober living homes in Montana are also not required to employ licensed addiction counselors, social workers, or psychologists.


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