Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Lakewood are ordinarily delivered in a residential or inpatient facility for a time 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 by getting the addicted person rehabilitated through detoxification followed by a brief course of therapy and counseling to lightly deal with addiction issues. Because it can take several weeks if not months to fully address all issues which may 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 sufficient for those in Lakewood, CA. who have a trueaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.