Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Shageluk, Alaska who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Shageluk, AK. supplies a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little become at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals 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 chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.