Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the opportunity to maintain specific obligations and elements of their way of life while getting involved in drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of rehab, and should not be mistaken for the amount of treatment provided within an inpatient or residential rehabilitation setting which is a lot more extensive. Outpatient treatment could be suitable for anyone who has a brief history of drug abuse for example, but will almost certainly not be adequate for an individual whose treatment needs go beyond what outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals involved in drug abuse often need an extreme change of environment, because most of the things which trigger their substance abuse 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 rehabilitation efforts to achieve success if they go back to such conditions every day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and individual counseling, as well as family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most centers will provide services five to seven days per week on either a part-time or full time schedule for thirty days or longer in some cases.