Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Matoaka who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Matoaka, West Virginia provides a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can little by little become at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.