Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Shannon, AL. who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To an individual who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Shannon, Alabama offers a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little grow to be at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.