Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Elkin, North Carolina are typically delivered in an inpatient or residential setting for a duration of 30 days or less. Though long term drug rehabilitation 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 detox followed by a brief course of counseling and therapy to lightly deal with emotional addiction issues. Because it can take several weeks if not months to completely address everything which could 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 Elkin, NC. who have a trueaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.