Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Watts who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Watts offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly become at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.