Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Alexander, North Carolina who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Alexander supplies a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little become at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. 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 steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.