Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Elgin, IL. who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Elgin, IL. provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can little by little grow to be comfortable with the idea 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 stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.