Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Big Bear Lake, CA. are usually delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a duration of 30 days or less. While long term drug treatment 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 addicted person abstinent through detoxification in conjunction with a brief course of counseling and therapy to lightly address addiction issues. Since it can take several weeks if not months to completely address everything which could hang the person up and cause relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be recommended for those in Big Bear Lake, California who have a trueaddiction to drugs and alcohol.