Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Akers who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Akers, Louisiana supplies a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can little by little become at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals 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 productive and happy life.