Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the ability to sustain certain obligations and elements of their life-style while getting involved in drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehab, and should not be mistaken for the level of treatment offered within an inpatient or residential treatment setting which is much more intensive. Outpatient treatment may be suited to someone who has a short history of drug abuse as an example, but will almost certainly not be adequate for someone whose rehab needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is able to offer. Individuals involved in drug abuse often need an extreme change of environment, because most of the things that prompt their drug abuse are purely environmental. By way of example, if a person has been physically or emotionally abused and this is triggering their drug abuse, it's impossible for any rehab efforts to succeed whenever they go back to such situations on a daily basis. In outpatient treatment, clients can benefit from group and individual counseling, along with family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities will provide services 5 to 7 days each week on either a part-time or full-time schedule for 1 month or longer in some cases.