Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in North Providence who have graduated a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in North Providence provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can little by little become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive 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 strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.