Many people in our area struggle with addiction. Oxford has an amazing system to recovery with a very high success rate. Oxford homes are self funded rather than putting the burden on taxpayers.

Studies have shown that neighbors living next to an Oxford house have better attitudes toward their neighbors and have found their neighbors to be quite pleasant. Residents a block away at most times do not even know a recovery home exists there.

Studies into crime rates, using 42 oxford houses and 42 control houses, showed no difference in crime rates. Contrary to beliefe that having a recovery home will decrease values studies have show that property values actually increase in the area where an Oxford home exists.

Addiction needs recovery and Oxford offers this with stunning credentials. City of Duncan is unfounded in its worries about crime and property value.