Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in China who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in China provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.