Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Elmira, California who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For an individual 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 get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Elmira provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab 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 recovering addicts can continue to participate in 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 have a productive and happy life.