Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in West Haverstraw, New York who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in West Haverstraw provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little grow to be comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.