Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Ogdensburg who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To someone 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 endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Ogdensburg supplies a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.