Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Scotland, PA. who have completed a drug rehab program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Scotland supplies a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become comfortable with the idea of restoring 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 find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.