Each house is self-run and financially self-supported following a standardized system of democratic operation. Each group obtains a Charter from Oxford House Inc., which is the umbrella organization for the international network of individual Oxford Houses. Peer support and mutual aid are central to the Oxford House Manual, fostering a collaborative environment where members lean...

Today Oxford House has more than 20,000 residents at more than 3,500 homes across 47 states and several foreign countries. A long-running study by Chicago’s DePaul University shows that people completing one year of residency maintain a sobriety rate as high as 80 percent. Paul Molloy was a young lawyer on Capitol Hill who had...

Severe dehydration can cause feelings of dizziness, the appearance of sunken eyes, fainting spells, increased heart rate, and even loss of consciousness. Thirst, lightheadedness, and dark urine are three signs of dehydration, but there are many others to watch out for. We’ve had a night out, and the next morning we wake up and aren’t...

As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a...