Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Longleaf, Louisiana who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still need time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Longleaf offers a safe atmosphere where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little become comfortable 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 find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.