Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Augusta, West Virginia are typically delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a time period of 30 days or less. Though long term drug rehabilitation requires at least a 90 day stay and a much more demanding course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work to get the individual abstinent through detox in conjunction with a brief course of therapy and counseling to lightly deal with emotional addiction issues. Since it can take several weeks if not months to completely address everything which may hang the person up and bring about relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be recommended for those in Augusta, West Virginia who have a long termaddiction and/or dependence to drugs.