Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Fairbanks who have graduated a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person 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 Fairbanks provides a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can little by little grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.