Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the opportunity to sustain specific responsibilities and aspects of their life-style while getting involved in drug and alcohol treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehab, and should not be mistaken for the level of rehabilitation offered in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation program which is significantly more intensive. Outpatient treatment may be ideal for somebody who has a brief history of drug abuse for example, but will most surely not be sufficient for a person whose rehab needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is prepared to provide. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often need an extreme environmental change, because many of the things which trigger their drug abuse are purely environmental. By way of example, if someone else is being physically or psychologically mistreated and this is prompting their drug abuse, there is no way for any treatment efforts to succeed whenever they go back to such situations each day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and one-on-one therapy, in addition to family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most centers will provide services five to seven days each week on either a part-time or full-time basis for 1 month or longer in some instances.