Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still need time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Winthrop Harbor, IL. provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea 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 obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.