Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the ability to sustain specific responsibilities and aspects of their way of life while getting involved in drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehabilitation, and shouldn't be mistaken for the level of treatment provided within an inpatient or residential rehabilitation program which is significantly more intensive. Outpatient treatment could possibly be suitable for a person who has a brief history of drug or alcohol use for example, but will certainly not be sufficient for an individual whose treatment needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals involved in substance abuse often require an extreme change of environment, because most of the things that prompt their drug abuse are strictly environmental. For example, if someone else has been physically or psychologically abused and this is prompting their substance abuse, there is no way for any rehabilitation endeavours to succeed should they return to such circumstances each day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can engage in group and individual therapy, in addition to family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most programs 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 instances.