Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Nelson, Georgia who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Nelson offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little become comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals 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 chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.