Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Reading are typically delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a period of 30 days or less. While long term drug rehabilitation requires at least a 90 day stay and a much more demanding course of treatment, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services work by getting the addicted person abstinent through detoxification followed by a short course of counseling and therapy to lightly address addiction issues. Since it usually takes several weeks if not months to truly address everything which could bring about relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be recommended for those in Reading who have a trueaddiction to drugs.