To provide you with sufficient time to learn the skills and tools you need to avoid relapse and adjust to life without drugs and/or alcohol, four weeks is generally the recommended minimum stay at a private residential rehab.  Although entering a fast detox clinic for a medically assisted detox can be very tempting, the relapse rate is much higher. Unfortunately, numerous clients who have stayed at The Lighthouse have tried rapid detox treatment and relapsed before finally coming to us.