Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Herreid, South Dakota who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To someone who has abused drugs and 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 Herreid supplies a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.