Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Riverside, California who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To 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 he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Riverside offers a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.