Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in AK. are usually delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a duration of 30 days or less. Though long term drug treatment requires at least a 90 day stay and a lot more demanding course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work by getting the individual abstinent through detoxification in conjunction with a short course of counseling and therapy to lightly address addiction issues. Because it usually takes several weeks if not months to truly address all issues which may cause relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be sufficient for those in AK. who have a long termaddiction and/or dependence to drugs.