Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Rutland who have graduated a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To someone who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Rutland, Iowa provides a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little grow to be comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts 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 strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.