Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Goleta, California are ordinarily delivered in an inpatient or residential setting for a period of 30 days or less. Though long term drug treatment 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 detoxification followed by a short course of counseling and therapy to lightly address addiction issues. Because it can take several weeks if not months to truly address everything which may 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 Goleta, California who have a long termdependence and addiction to drugs and alcohol.