Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Lena, LA. who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To an individual who has used drugs and 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 alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Lena provides a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can slowly grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in 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 successful and happy life.