Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Port Alexander, Alaska who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly 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 Port Alexander provides a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can little by little become at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.