Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Nunapitchuk who have graduated a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Nunapitchuk, Alaska provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little become at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.