Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Gerton who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Gerton offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can little by little become at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts 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 strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.