Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Ricketts, Iowa who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For an individual 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 endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Ricketts, IA. offers a secure setting 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 receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.