Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Thorpe, WV. are ordinarily delivered in a residential or inpatient facility for a time period of 30 days or less. While long term drug rehabilitation requires 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 individual rehabilitated through detoxification in conjunction with a brief course of counseling and therapy to lightly deal with addiction issues. Because it can take several weeks if not months to fully address all issues 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 recommended for those in Thorpe, West Virginia who have a trueaddiction and/or dependence to drugs.