Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Hilo who have graduated a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To a person who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Hilo supplies a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.