Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Mercer who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Mercer, Tennessee provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly become at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.