Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the opportunity to sustain specific obligations and elements of their life-style while taking part in alcohol and drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehab, and should not be mistaken for the degree of rehabilitation offered in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation setting that's much more extensive. Outpatient treatment could possibly be ideal for anyone who has a brief history of drug abuse for instance, but will most definitely not be adequate for someone whose rehabilitation needs exceed what outpatient treatment is prepared to offer. Individuals dealing with drug and alcohol use often need an extreme environmental change, because most of the things that trigger their substance abuse are purely environmental. For example, when someone is being physically or emotionally mistreated and this is prompting their drug abuse, there is no way for any rehab efforts to achieve success if they return to such situations each day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and one-on-one counseling, as well as family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most centers offer services five to seven days per week on either a part time or full time basis for four weeks or longer in some instances.