Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Dexter, New Mexico who have completed a drug rehab program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Dexter supplies a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.