Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Iron Gate who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Iron Gate, Virginia provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea 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 find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.