Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Copen who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Copen, West Virginia supplies a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly become at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery 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 lead a fruitful and happy life.