Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Linden who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Linden provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the process of restoring 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 have a fruitful and happy life.