Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Lowgap, North Carolina who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Lowgap provides a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive one-on-one 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 successful and happy life.