Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Townsend who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For someone who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Townsend, Massachusetts provides a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.