Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Compton who have completed a drug rehab program but still need time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Compton supplies a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly 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 individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.