Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the chance to sustain specific responsibilities and elements of their life-style while getting involved in alcohol and drug rehabilitation services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehabilitation, and should not be mistaken for the degree of rehab offered in an inpatient or residential treatment setting which is significantly more intensive. Outpatient treatment may be suited to anyone who has a brief history of substance abuse as an example, but will almost certainly not be sufficient for somebody whose treatment needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is prepared to offer. Individuals dealing with substance abuse often require an extreme environmental change, because most of the things which prompt their drug and alcohol use are strictly environmental. For example, when someone has been physically or emotionally abused and this is triggering their substance abuse, it's impossible for any treatment efforts to have success should they go back to such circumstances every day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can engage in group and one-on-one counseling, in addition to family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most programs offer services 6 or 7 days each week on either a part-time or full time basis for thirty days or longer in some cases.