Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the opportunity to sustain certain responsibilities and elements of their way of life while taking part in alcohol and drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate amount of rehabilitation, and should not be mistaken for the level of rehab offered in an inpatient or residential rehab program that's significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment may be suitable for somebody who has a short history of drug abuse for instance, but will most definitely not be adequate for someone whose rehab needs go beyond what outpatient treatment is prepared to provide. Individuals involved in substance abuse often need an extreme change of environment, because most of the things that prompt their drug abuse are purely environmental. As an example, when someone is being physically or psychologically abused and this is triggering their drug abuse, there is no way for any rehabilitation efforts to achieve success if they return to such circumstances on a daily basis. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and individual therapy, along with family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most programs offer services six or seven days a week on either a part time or full time basis for 1 month or longer in some cases.