Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Holden who have completed a drug treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Holden, Maine provides a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly become at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.