Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Chestertown, New York who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Chestertown provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.