Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Albany, New York who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Albany, New York supplies a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.