Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the opportunity to maintain certain obligations and aspects of their life-style while getting involved in drug treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of rehab, and should not be mistaken for the level of rehab offered in an inpatient or residential rehab setting which is significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment might be well suited for someone who has a short history of drug or alcohol use for example, but will most definitely not be sufficient for a person whose treatment needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals involved in drug and alcohol use often require an extreme change of environment, because many of the things that trigger their drug abuse are strictly environmental. For example, when someone is being physically or emotionally mistreated and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, it's impossible for any treatment efforts to achieve success whenever they return to such circumstances on a daily basis. In outpatient treatment, individuals can take advantage of group and one-on-one counseling, in addition to family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities will provide services six or seven days a week on either a part time or full time schedule for four weeks or longer in some cases.