Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Pine Prairie, Louisiana who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Pine Prairie supplies a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can little by little become comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. 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 obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.