Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Abilene, Texas 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 used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Abilene, Texas supplies a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can little by little grow to be at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.