Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Amherst, SD. who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person 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 he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Amherst offers a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can little by little become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.