Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Severance who have graduated a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For someone 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 get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Severance provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little become at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. 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 find steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.