Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Alden, New York who have graduated a drug treatment program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Alden, New York provides a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.