Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Northfield, MN. 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 much more demanding course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work to get the individual abstinent through detoxification 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 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 Northfield who have a trueaddiction to drugs and alcohol.