Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Shorter, Alabama who have completed a drug rehab program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Shorter offers a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little 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 find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.