Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the ability to maintain specific obligations and aspects of their life-style while getting involved in drug and alcohol treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of rehab, and shouldn't be mistaken for the level of treatment offered within an inpatient or residential rehab setting which can be much more extensive. Outpatient treatment may be well suited for somebody who has a brief history of substance abuse for instance, but will almost certainly not be sufficient for somebody whose treatment needs exceed what outpatient treatment is able to offer. Individuals involved in substance abuse often need an extreme environmental change, because most of the things that prompt their substance abuse are strictly environmental. By way of example, when someone is being physically or psychologically mistreated and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, there is no way for any treatment efforts to have success whenever they go back to such situations every day. In outpatient treatment, clients can benefit from group and individual therapy, along with family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities will provide services five to seven days a week on either a part time or full-time basis for thirty days or longer in some instances.