Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Islandia, NY. who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To 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 Islandia, New York provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.