Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in St. Helena, California who have graduated a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly 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 St. Helena provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly grow to be comfortable with the process of rebuilding 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 obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.