Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Woodlawn who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Woodlawn offers a secure setting 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 individuals can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.