Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Chincoteague Island who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To someone who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Chincoteague Island, Virginia offers a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.