Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Avery Island who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular 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 feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Avery Island, Louisiana supplies a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be at ease with the idea 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 strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.