Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Melrose Park who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Melrose Park offers a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.