Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in St. Joseph who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To someone who has abused drugs or 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 St. Joseph offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.