Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the ability to sustain specific obligations and elements of their life-style while getting involved in drug and alcohol rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of treatment, and should not be mistaken for the amount of rehabilitation provided in an inpatient or residential rehab program which is significantly more intensive. Outpatient treatment may be ideal for anyone who has a short history of drug or alcohol use for instance, but will certainly not be adequate for somebody whose rehabilitation needs exceed what outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals dealing with substance abuse often need an extreme environmental change, because many of the things which trigger their substance abuse are purely environmental. For example, when someone has been physically or emotionally mistreated and this is prompting their drug abuse, it's impossible for any rehab efforts to achieve success should they go back to such circumstances on a daily basis. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and individual therapy, along with family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most centers offer services 5 to 7 days a week on either a part time or full time schedule for four weeks or longer in some instances.