Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Mount Rainier who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Mount Rainier provides a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly become at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.