Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Quay who have graduated a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For 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 the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Quay supplies a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals 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 fruitful and happy life.