Residential long-term treatment in Elsie is statistically the most successful rehabilitation program and method in terms of success rates when taking into account long-term abstinence once treatment is complete. Residential long-term treatment provides the individual in rehab a true oasis. In residential long-term treatment the individual can participate in treatment methods in a secure and distraction free atmosphere in which there is very little that could possibly cut across their success or progress while in drug rehabilitation. The long-term aspect is in essence what will guarantee the person is reassured and stable enough to be able to continue to remain abstinent when they leave alcohol and drug treatment in Elsie, because one month is very often simply not enough time in alcohol and drug treatment for the most severely addicted clients. It can take several months to achieve the self-confidence that one can remain abstinent, with a significant and intensive length of time spent in treatment in a residential program.