Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Okeechobee, Florida who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To an individual who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Okeechobee offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little become comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.