Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the opportunity to sustain specific obligations and aspects of their life-style while taking part in drug and alcohol treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehabilitation, and shouldn't be mistaken for the degree of treatment offered in an inpatient or residential rehab setting that is a lot more intensive. Outpatient treatment could be ideal for a person who has a short history of drug abuse as an example, but will almost certainly not be sufficient for somebody whose treatment needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals involved in substance abuse often need a considerable environmental change, because most of the things that prompt their substance abuse are purely environmental. For example, if someone else is being physically or emotionally mistreated and this is prompting their substance abuse, it's impossible for any rehab endeavours to achieve success should they go back to such circumstances each day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and individual counseling, as well as family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities offer services 5 to 7 days a week on either a part time or full time basis for thirty days or longer in some instances.