Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Gouverneur, NY. who have graduated a drug rehab program but still need time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Gouverneur supplies a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in one-on-one 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 lead a successful and happy life.