Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Udell, Iowa who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to normal 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 feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Udell offers a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. 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 good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.