Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Tampa, Florida who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Tampa offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the idea 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 obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.