Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Wheeling who have graduated a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has abused 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 endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Wheeling offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little become at ease with the idea of rebuilding 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 steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.