Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in West Park who have graduated a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person 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 he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in West Park, New York offers a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery 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 strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.