Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Petersburg who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Petersburg supplies a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little grow to be comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.