Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Washington who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs or 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 alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Washington supplies a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly become at ease with the idea of restoring 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 obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.