Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the opportunity to sustain specific responsibilities and elements of their lifestyle while getting involved in alcohol and drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate amount of treatment, and shouldn't be mistaken for the amount of treatment offered in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation program which can be significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment could possibly be suitable for a person who has a brief history of substance abuse as an example, but will most surely not be adequate for an individual whose rehab needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is able to offer. Individuals dealing with substance abuse often need an extreme change of environment, because many of the things that trigger their drug abuse are purely environmental. For instance, if a person has been physically or psychologically abused and this is prompting their drug abuse, it's impossible for any rehab efforts to achieve success whenever they return to such conditions every day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and one-on-one counseling, in addition to family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most centers offer services six or seven days each week on either a part time or full time schedule for 1 month or longer in some instances.