Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in East Providence who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still need time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in East Providence supplies a safe atmosphere where those who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little 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 stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.