Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Norway, Iowa who have graduated a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To an individual who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Norway, Iowa provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.