Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Terlingua who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Terlingua, Texas provides a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly become comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.