Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Longmeadow are usually delivered in a residential or inpatient facility 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 by getting the addicted person abstinent through detoxification in conjunction with a brief course of counseling and therapy to lightly deal with addiction issues. Since it usually takes several weeks if not months to truly address everything which may hang the person up and cause relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be adequate for those in Longmeadow, Massachusetts who have a long termaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.