Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Alton who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person 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 he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Alton, Missouri offers a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.