Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the opportunity to sustain specific responsibilities and elements of their way of life while taking part in alcohol and drug rehabilitation services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehabilitation, and should not be mistaken for the level of treatment provided within an inpatient or residential treatment program that's much more extensive. Outpatient treatment may be suitable for someone who has a brief history of drug or alcohol use for example, but will most surely not be adequate for somebody whose rehabilitation needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals involved in drug and alcohol use often need an extreme change of environment, because many of the things that prompt their drug abuse are purely environmental. As an example, if someone else is being physically or psychologically abused and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, there is no way for any rehab efforts to have success should they return to such conditions every day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and individual counseling, as well as family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most centers offer services 6 or 7 days each week on either a part time or full time schedule for four weeks or longer in some cases.