Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Hatteras who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To someone 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 he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Hatteras provides a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals 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.