Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Ferndale who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Ferndale provides a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little become at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive 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.