Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Tucumcari, New Mexico who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Tucumcari, New Mexico provides a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.