Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the ability to sustain certain obligations and aspects of their lifestyle while taking part in drug and alcohol treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate amount of rehabilitation, and should not be mistaken for the amount of treatment offered in an inpatient or residential treatment program that's much more intensive. Outpatient treatment might be well suited for anyone who has a brief history of drug or alcohol use for example, but will most definitely not be sufficient for a person whose treatment needs go beyond what outpatient treatment is able to offer. Individuals involved in drug abuse often need a considerable change of environment, because many of the things which prompt their drug abuse are purely environmental. As an example, if someone else has been physically or psychologically mistreated and this is prompting their drug abuse, it's impossible for any rehab efforts to succeed whenever they go back to such situations each day. In outpatient treatment, clients can take advantage of group and one-on-one counseling, along with family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities will provide services 6 or 7 days each week on either a part time or full time schedule for four weeks or longer in some cases.