Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Stony Brook, New York who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Stony Brook, NY. provides a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery 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 productive and happy life.