Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Carmi, Illinois who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To a person who has abused drugs and 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 Carmi, Illinois provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the process of rebuilding 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 find stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.