Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Elkview who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To someone who has used 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 Elkview supplies a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.