Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Ellington, MO. who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For an individual 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 he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Ellington, Missouri provides a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly become at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. 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 stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.