Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the ability to maintain specific responsibilities and aspects of their way of life while getting involved in alcohol and drug treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate amount of treatment, and should not be mistaken for the level of rehab offered in an inpatient or residential rehab program which is much more extensive. Outpatient treatment might be suitable for someone who has a short history of substance abuse for instance, but will most surely not be adequate for an individual whose treatment needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is prepared to offer. Individuals involved in drug and alcohol use often require a considerable change of environment, because most of the things that prompt their drug and alcohol use are purely environmental. For example, when someone has been physically or emotionally abused and this is triggering their drug abuse, there is no way for any rehabilitation efforts to have success whenever they go back to such situations each day. In outpatient treatment, clients can engage in group and individual therapy, along with 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 thirty days or longer in some cases.