Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the ability to sustain specific obligations and aspects of their way of life while getting involved in drug and alcohol treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of treatment, and shouldn't be mistaken for the level of rehab offered in an inpatient or residential treatment program which is significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment could possibly be suitable for somebody who has a brief history of substance abuse for instance, but will most definitely not be sufficient for somebody whose rehab needs exceed what outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals dealing with substance abuse often require a considerable change of environment, because most of the things which prompt their substance abuse are strictly environmental. By way of example, when someone has been physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their substance abuse, it's impossible for any treatment efforts to have success should they go back to such conditions on a regular basis. In outpatient treatment, individuals can take advantage of group and individual counseling, as well as family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most programs will provide services six or seven days per week on either a part time or full-time schedule for 1 month or longer in some instances.