Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Sydney who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal 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 daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Sydney provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals 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 fruitful and happy life.