Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the ability to maintain specific responsibilities and aspects of their life-style while getting involved in drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehabilitation, and should not be mistaken for the amount of treatment offered within an inpatient or residential treatment program which can be much more extensive. Outpatient treatment may be well suited for someone who has a brief history of drug abuse as an example, but will almost certainly not be sufficient for a person whose rehabilitation needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is prepared to offer. Individuals dealing with drug and alcohol use often require an extreme environmental change, because many of the things that prompt their drug abuse are strictly environmental. For instance, if someone else has been physically or psychologically abused and this is prompting their drug abuse, it's impossible for any treatment efforts to succeed whenever they return to such situations on a regular basis. In outpatient treatment, individuals can take advantage of group and individual counseling, as well as family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most centers offer services five to seven days each week on either a part time or full time basis for thirty days or longer in some instances.