Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Marathon, Iowa who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Marathon supplies a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. 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.