Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Petersburg, New York who have graduated a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Petersburg offers a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can little by little become at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals 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 strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.