Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Lakeside who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Lakeside offers a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can little by little 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 individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.