Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in Buchanan who have graduated a drug rehabilitation 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 especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Buchanan offers a safe atmosphere where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little grow to be comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in 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 lead a productive and happy life.