Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the opportunity to sustain specific obligations and aspects of their way of life while taking part in drug and alcohol rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehabilitation, and shouldn't be mistaken for the degree of rehabilitation offered within an inpatient or residential rehab program that is significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment might be suited to a person who has a brief history of substance abuse for instance, but will most definitely not be adequate for a person whose treatment needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is prepared to provide. Individuals involved in substance abuse often require a considerable environmental change, because most of the things that prompt their drug abuse are purely environmental. For example, when someone is being physically or psychologically abused and this is triggering their substance abuse, there is no way for any treatment efforts to succeed should they return to such situations on a daily basis. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and one-on-one therapy, in addition to family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities offer services five to seven days per week on either a part-time or full-time basis for thirty days or longer in some cases.