Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Mc Shan who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To a person 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 one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Mc Shan provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little grow to be comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery 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 good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.