Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Mount Vernon, NY. who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Mount Vernon, NY. supplies a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. 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 obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.