Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Hopkinton, Iowa who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Hopkinton provides a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts 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 shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.