Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Lake Villa, Illinois who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For someone who has used 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 alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Lake Villa provides a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process 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 those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.