Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Sumas who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Sumas, Washington supplies a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly become at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts 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 shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.