Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Portia who have completed a drug rehab program but still require time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To a person who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Portia supplies a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can little by little become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding 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 obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.