Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Old Hickory who have completed a drug rehab program but still require time to fully 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 seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Old Hickory supplies a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be comfortable with the process 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 find stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.