Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Alden, IA. who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Alden, IA. supplies a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.