Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Carter, KY. are usually delivered in an inpatient or residential facility for a time period 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 followed by a brief course of therapy and counseling to lightly address emotional addiction issues. Because it usually takes several weeks if not months to fully address everything which could bring about relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be adequate for those in Carter, KY. who have a trueaddiction to drugs.