Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Plattsburgh who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Plattsburgh provides a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.