Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the ability to sustain certain responsibilities and elements of their way of life while taking part in drug treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehabilitation, and should not be mistaken for the level of rehab offered within an inpatient or residential treatment setting that is a lot more intensive. Outpatient treatment could possibly be well suited for someone who has a brief history of drug abuse for example, but will most definitely not be sufficient for a person whose rehabilitation needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals involved in drug abuse often need an extreme change of environment, because many of the things that prompt their substance abuse are strictly environmental. By way of example, if someone else has been physically or emotionally mistreated and this is triggering their drug abuse, there is no way for any rehab endeavours to achieve success should they return to such circumstances each day. In outpatient treatment, clients can take advantage of group and individual counseling, in addition to family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most programs will provide services five to seven days per week on either a part time or full time basis for 1 month or longer in some cases.