Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Atkinson who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Atkinson provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts 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 lead a successful and happy life.