Residential long-term treatment in Independence is according to statistics the most successful treatment program and approach in terms of success rates when taking into account long-term abstinence once treatment is complete. Residential long-term treatment offers the individual in rehabilitation a virtual oasis. In residential long-term treatment the individual can participate in treatment services in a secure and distraction free environment where there is virtually nothing that could possibly cut across their sobriety or development while in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. The long-term option is in essence what will ensure the individual is reassured and secure enough to be able to continue to remain drug free when they leave drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Independence, due to the fact that 30 days is more often than not simply insufficient time in drug and alcohol treatment for the most severely addicted persons. It can take many months to achieve the assurance that one can continue to be drug free, with a significant and intense course of rehabilitation in a residential program.