Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Hobbs, New Mexico are typically delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a time period of 30 days or less. Though long term drug treatment requires at least a 90 day stay and a lot more rigorous course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work by getting the individual abstinent through detoxification in conjunction with a brief course of therapy and counseling to lightly deal with emotional addiction issues. Because it can take several weeks if not months to fully address all issues which could hang the person up and result in relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be adequate for those in Hobbs, New Mexico who have a long termaddiction and/or dependence to drugs.