Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Panama, Nebraska who have completed a drug treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Panama offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized 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 have a productive and happy life.