Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Canaan, New Hampshire who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For a person who has abused 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 get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Canaan provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can little by little grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.