Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Barstow, Illinois who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to completely 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 feel like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Barstow, Illinois supplies a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.