Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Mellen who have completed a drug rehab program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Mellen provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process 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 recovering addicts can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.