Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in Lydia who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Lydia supplies a safe atmosphere where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the idea of rebuilding 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 stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.