Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Italy who have graduated a drug rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For someone who has abused 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 Italy, Texas offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.