Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the opportunity to sustain certain obligations and aspects of their way of life while taking part in drug rehabilitation services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of treatment, and should not be mistaken for the level of treatment offered in an inpatient or residential rehab program that is much more intensive. Outpatient treatment could possibly be well suited for someone who has a short history of drug or alcohol use as an example, but will most definitely not be sufficient for someone whose treatment needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is able to offer. Individuals involved in substance abuse often need an extreme change of environment, because many of the things that prompt their substance abuse are strictly environmental. For instance, if someone has been physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their substance abuse, there is no way for any rehabilitation efforts to succeed if they go back to such conditions every day. In outpatient treatment, clients can benefit from group and individual therapy, in addition to family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities offer services 5 to 7 days per week on either a part-time or full time basis for thirty days or longer in some instances.