Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Paauilo who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Paauilo, HI. provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly grow to be comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.