Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Birmingham who have completed a drug treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Birmingham offers a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become at ease with the idea of rebuilding 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 obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.