Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in Salem who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to completely 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 feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Salem supplies a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. 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 stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.