Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in South Boston, MA. are ordinarily delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a time period of 30 days or less. Though long term drug rehabilitation 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 by getting the addicted person rehabilitated through detoxification in conjunction with a short course of therapy and counseling to lightly address emotional addiction issues. Since it can take several weeks if not months to truly address all issues which might 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 recommended for those in South Boston, Massachusetts who have a trueaddiction and/or dependence to drugs.