Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the opportunity to sustain certain obligations and elements of their way of life while taking part in drug and alcohol rehabilitation services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate amount of rehabilitation, and shouldn't be mistaken for the amount of rehabilitation offered in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation setting that's much more intensive. Outpatient treatment might be suited to someone who has a brief history of substance abuse for example, but will most surely not be sufficient for an individual whose treatment needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is prepared to provide. Individuals involved in substance abuse often require a considerable environmental change, because many of the things that trigger their drug and alcohol use are strictly environmental. As an example, when someone is being physically or emotionally abused and this is triggering their substance abuse, it's impossible for any rehabilitation efforts to succeed whenever they go back to such situations each day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and individual counseling, along with family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most centers will provide services six or seven days a week on either a part-time or full time basis for four weeks or longer in some instances.