Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in St. Gabriel, Louisiana who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To a person who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in St. Gabriel, Louisiana offers a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can little by little grow to be at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals 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 chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.