Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in Newland, North Carolina who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For an individual 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 one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Newland provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized 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.