Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Milbank who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still need time to fully 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 formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Milbank offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive one-on-one 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.