Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Ithaca who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs or 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 get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Ithaca, NY. offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become at ease with the idea 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 strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.