Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Wakpala who have completed a drug treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To someone who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Wakpala, South Dakota offers a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.