Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Philadelphia who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little become at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in one-on-one 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 have a productive and happy life.