Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Traverse City who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For someone who has abused drugs or 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 Traverse City offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly become at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.