Short Term Addiction Treatment - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - St. Francis, ME.

Short Term drug and alcohol rehab is a term used to mean substance abuse treatment that is brief, and usually lasts anywhere from fourteen to thirty days in either a residential or in-patient rehab program. Because rehabilitation is so brief, it is an ideal option cost-wise in most cases and for individuals who can't commit to long-term treatment.

Most short-term drug and alcohol rehab programs in St. Francis have group and individual counseling and psychotherapy which is essentially relapse prevention. Because of the brief time clients are in treatment, most clients will need to be fully detoxed before beginning treatment services. One of the disadvantages of rehabilitation at a short-term substance abuse rehab program is that clients may still be in the beginning phases of withdrawal and may be more unfocused than someone who has stabilized and detoxed completely. This can make treatment within the specific timeframe much harder as individuals may be moody and physically uncomfortable while experiencing intense physical and emotional cravings.

Relapse rates are understandably greater among clients who only go through short term treatment as opposed to long term. Clients who participate in short term drug rehabilitation and then transition into an outpatient program or day rehabilitation program have a better chance of maintaining their sobriety, because they will keep up a support system while they transition to a sober lifestyle.

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