Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Des Arc who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially 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 Des Arc provides a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts 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 good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.