Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Union, IL. who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Union offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals 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 good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.