Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the chance to maintain certain responsibilities and aspects of their lifestyle while getting involved in drug and alcohol rehabilitation services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of rehabilitation, and should not be mistaken for the level of treatment offered in an inpatient or residential treatment program which can be significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment may be suited to anyone who has a brief history of drug or alcohol use for instance, but will most definitely not be sufficient for a person whose rehab needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is able to offer. Individuals involved in drug and alcohol use often need an extreme environmental change, because most of the things that prompt their substance abuse are purely environmental. By way of example, when someone has been physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their drug abuse, it's impossible for any rehabilitation efforts to have success if they return to such situations on a regular basis. In outpatient treatment, clients can benefit from group and one-on-one counseling, as well as family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most centers will provide services 5 to 7 days each week on either a part time or full-time basis for thirty days or longer in some instances.