Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Lakewood who have graduated a drug rehab program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For someone 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 get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Lakewood supplies a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehab process 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 individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.