Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Malibu are usually delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a period of 30 days or less. While long term drug treatment typically demands at least a 90 day stay and a much more demanding course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work to get the individual rehabilitated through detox in conjunction with 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 might 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 Malibu, CA. who have a trueaddiction and/or dependence to drugs.