Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Gulf Shores, Alabama are typically delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a time period of 30 days or less. While 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 addicted person abstinent through detox followed by a short course of counseling and therapy to lightly deal with emotional addiction issues. Because 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 Gulf Shores, AL. who have a long termaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.