Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Gheens who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab 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 particularly 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 Gheens, LA. offers a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.