Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Columbia who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Columbia, Illinois supplies a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.