Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Mcalister who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Mcalister, NM. provides a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little become at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.