Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Elk River who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For an individual 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 alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Elk River provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts 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 chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.