Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Sandy Lake, PA. are typically delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a 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 individual rehabilitated through detox followed by a brief course of therapy and counseling to lightly deal with emotional addiction issues. Since it can take several weeks if not months to truly address all issues which might 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 sufficient for those in Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania who have a seriousaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.