Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Utica who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Utica supplies a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can little by little become comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive 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 fruitful and happy life.