Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Northome who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Northome, Minnesota offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery 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 strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.