Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Brookline who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs or 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 alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Brookline provides a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can little by little grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.