Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Shawnee, Colorado who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially 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 Shawnee provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.