Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Bippus who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Bippus provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly grow to be at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.