Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Amherst who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment 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 seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Amherst offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery 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 have a productive and happy life.