Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in North Matewan who have graduated a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in North Matewan, West Virginia provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. 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 find steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.