Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in La Mesa, CA. are usually delivered in an inpatient or residential setting for a time period of 30 days or less. While long term drug treatment requires at least a 90 day stay and a lot more rigorous course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work by getting the addicted person abstinent through detoxification 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 all issues which might 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 adequate for those in La Mesa, CA. who have a long termaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.