Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Great River, New York who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal 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 get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Great River supplies a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. 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 obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.