Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Northwest, NC. who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require 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 especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Northwest offers a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals 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 chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.