Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Empire who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Empire, Ohio provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly grow to be comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.