Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Elrod, Alabama who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Elrod offers a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.