Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Berlin are usually delivered in a residential or inpatient facility for a 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 by getting the individual abstinent through detoxification followed by a short course of therapy and counseling to lightly deal with addiction issues. Because it can take several weeks if not months to completely address everything which may hang the person up and bring about relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be sufficient for those in Berlin who have a long termaddiction to drugs.