Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Mathews who have completed a drug treatment program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To someone 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 endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Mathews supplies a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.