Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Amana, Iowa who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to completely 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 feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Amana supplies a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little become at ease with the idea of rebuilding 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 obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.