Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Columbia, Iowa are typically delivered in an inpatient or residential setting for a time period of 30 days or less. While long term drug treatment requires at least a 90 day stay and a much more rigorous course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work to get the individual abstinent through detoxification followed by a brief course of counseling and therapy to lightly deal with addiction issues. Because it usually takes several weeks if not months to completely address everything which may hang the person up and 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 Columbia, IA. who have a trueaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.