Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Meridale, New York who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For someone who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly 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 Meridale offers a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.