Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Lodgepole, South Dakota who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Lodgepole supplies a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.