Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Boston who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to normal 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 formidable place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Boston offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly become comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. 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 good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.