Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the ability to maintain certain obligations and elements of their way of life while getting involved in drug and alcohol rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of treatment, and shouldn't be mistaken for the degree of rehab offered within an inpatient or residential rehabilitation setting which can be significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment might be suitable for someone who has a brief history of substance abuse as an example, but will most surely not be adequate for somebody whose treatment needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is able to offer. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often need a considerable change of environment, because most of the things that trigger their drug abuse are strictly environmental. As an example, if someone has been physically or psychologically mistreated and this is prompting their drug abuse, it's impossible for any rehabilitation efforts to achieve success if they return to such situations each day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and individual therapy, in addition to family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most programs will provide services six or seven days per week on either a part-time or full-time schedule for 1 month or longer in some cases.