Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Victoria who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Victoria provides a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly grow to be 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 chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.