Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in Portsmouth, OH. who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs or 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 Portsmouth offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive 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.