Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Macedonia who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Macedonia provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts 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 shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.