Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Petersham, Massachusetts who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially 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 Petersham provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. 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 steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.