Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in North Washington, PA. are ordinarily delivered in a residential or inpatient facility for a time period of 30 days or less. Though long term drug rehabilitation requires at least a 90 day stay and a much more demanding course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work to get the addicted person abstinent through detox in conjunction with a brief course of therapy and counseling to lightly deal with emotional addiction issues. Because it usually takes several weeks if not months to completely address all issues which might 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 North Washington, Pennsylvania who have a trueaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.