Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in Buffalo, NY. who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person 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 he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Buffalo, New York provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly become at ease with the idea of restoring 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 obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.