Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for individuals in Utica who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Utica, South Dakota provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.