Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Salinas who have completed a drug treatment program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Salinas, California provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can little by little grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.