Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Paxton who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used 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 get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Paxton, Massachusetts provides a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly become comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.