Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Straughn who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need 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 formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Straughn supplies a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.