Short-term drug rehab and alcohol treatment services in Spencer, MA. are typically delivered in an inpatient or residential facility for a time period of 30 days or less. While long term drug rehab requires 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 addicted person abstinent through detox in conjunction with a brief course of therapy and counseling to lightly address emotional addiction issues. Because it usually takes several weeks if not months to fully address everything which could hang the person up and 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 Spencer, Massachusetts who have a long termaddiction and/or dependence to drugs and alcohol.