Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Oakland who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially 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 Oakland, Nebraska offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little grow to be at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.