Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in De Beque who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To a person who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in De Beque, Colorado supplies a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little grow to be comfortable 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 obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.