Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Garfield who have graduated a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Garfield offers a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly become comfortable with the idea 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 strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.