Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Elmira who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To a person 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 he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Elmira, New York supplies a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be comfortable with the idea 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 obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.