Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Shields, North Dakota who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Shields provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals 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 chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.