Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Big Creek who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To someone who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Big Creek, Kentucky offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.