Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the ability to maintain certain obligations and aspects of their life-style while taking part in drug and alcohol rehabilitation services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of treatment, and should not be mistaken for the amount of rehabilitation provided within an inpatient or residential rehabilitation setting that's significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment may be suited to someone who has a brief history of drug abuse for example, but will most definitely not be adequate for someone whose rehabilitation needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often need an extreme environmental change, because many of the things that trigger their drug and alcohol use are strictly environmental. As an example, when someone has been physically or psychologically abused and this is triggering their drug or alcohol use, there is no way for any rehabilitation efforts to succeed should they return to such conditions each day. In outpatient treatment, clients can take advantage of group and individual counseling, along with family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most programs offer services six or seven days per week on either a part time or full time schedule for thirty days or longer in some cases.