Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Richton Park, Illinois 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 an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Richton Park provides a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.