Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Burlington, Vermont are ordinarily 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 addicted person abstinent through detox followed by a short course of counseling and therapy to lightly address emotional addiction issues. Because it usually takes several weeks if not months to fully address all issues which could hang the person up and result in relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be recommended for those in Burlington, VT. who have a long termaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.