Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Calais who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs and 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 Calais supplies a safe atmosphere where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive individualized 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 lead a fruitful and happy life.