Some men and women who will need alcohol and drug rehabilitation in Shannon, North Carolina may opt for an inpatient short-term drug and alcohol treatment facility which only requires a stay of as little as 4 weeks. This may perhaps be a suitable rehabilitation option for persons that have personal or job commitments, and simply require a brief but somewhat intensive time in rehab. Furthermore, persons with only a short history of drug and alcohol abuse may find this to be a suitable option while a potential clients who has a more extensive and severe history of drug and alcohol abuse may require an a much more significant and intensive course of rehabilitation. If a potential client does have a more serious history of alcohol and drug abuse and chooses a residential short-term rehabilitation option of as little as a month, it is typically suggested that the individual follow up this treatment with typical follow-up treatment or take part in an aftercare program in which their sobriety can be supervised closely and so can receive the support needed in their rehab process in every way possible.