Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in Osage who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to fully 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 seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Osage provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.