Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in South Portland who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in South Portland provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly become comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive 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 have a productive and happy life.