Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Sandy Spring, MD. who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To a person who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Sandy Spring provides a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.