Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Southport are usually delivered in a residential or inpatient setting for a duration of 30 days or less. While long term drug treatment 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 individual abstinent through detox followed by a brief course of counseling and therapy to lightly deal with addiction issues. Since it usually takes several weeks if not months to fully address all issues which might hang the person up and trigger relapse once they go back into the real world, short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services may not be sufficient for those in Southport who have a long termaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.