Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Long Beach who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular 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 daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Long Beach supplies a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.