Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in Ira who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Ira offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little grow to be comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.