Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Wendell, North Carolina are usually delivered in an inpatient or residential setting for a duration of 30 days or less. While long term drug rehabilitation requires at least a 90 day stay and a lot more rigorous course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work to get the addicted person abstinent through detoxification in conjunction with a short course of counseling and therapy to lightly deal with emotional addiction issues. Because it can take several weeks if not months to fully address everything which might bring about relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be recommended for those in Wendell, North Carolina who have a trueaddiction and/or dependence to drugs.