Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Portland who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Portland offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.