Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Jersey City, New Jersey who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Jersey City, New Jersey offers a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals 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 good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.