Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Hastings, New York who have completed a drug treatment program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For someone who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Hastings, New York offers a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can little by little become comfortable with the idea 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 good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.