Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Scranton, IA. are usually 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 addicted person rehabilitated through detoxification in conjunction with a short course of therapy and counseling to lightly deal with emotional addiction issues. Since it usually takes several weeks if not months to fully address everything which may 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 Scranton, IA. who have a long termaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.