Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Elizabethtown, NC. are ordinarily delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a period 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 to get the individual abstinent through detoxification followed by a brief course of counseling and therapy to lightly address emotional addiction issues. Because it usually takes several weeks if not months to truly address all issues which could trigger relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be recommended for those in Elizabethtown who have a seriousaddiction and/or dependence to drugs.