Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Five Points, Alabama who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For someone who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Five Points offers a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly become at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized 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 have a successful and happy life.