Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Blue Ball, PA. are usually delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a time period of 30 days or less. While long term drug rehabilitation requires at least a 90 day stay and a much more rigorous course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work to get the individual abstinent through detox followed by a brief course of therapy and counseling to lightly deal with emotional addiction issues. Since it usually takes several weeks if not months to truly address everything which could hang the person up and trigger relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be recommended for those in Blue Ball, Pennsylvania who have a seriousdependence and addiction to drugs.