Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in University Park, Illinois who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in University Park, Illinois offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.