Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Melrude, MN. are typically delivered in a residential or inpatient facility for a time period of 30 days or less. While long term drug treatment typically demands at least a 90 day stay and a lot more rigorous course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work to get the addicted person abstinent through detoxification followed by a short course of counseling and therapy to lightly address emotional addiction issues. Since it usually takes several weeks if not months to truly address everything which may 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 Melrude who have a trueaddiction and/or dependence to drugs.