Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Wilmington who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For someone who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Wilmington, North Carolina offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can slowly become comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in 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 lead a productive and happy life.