Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Chama who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially 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 Chama supplies a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can little by little become at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.