Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Horseheads are ordinarily delivered in an inpatient or residential setting for a 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 by getting the addicted person abstinent through detoxification in conjunction with a brief course of counseling and therapy to lightly deal with emotional addiction issues. Because it usually takes several weeks if not months to truly address everything which might 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 Horseheads, NY. who have a trueaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.