Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Cos Cob who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To an individual who has used drugs or 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 endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Cos Cob offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly become at ease 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 obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.