Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the chance to sustain specific responsibilities and elements of their life-style while taking part in alcohol and drug 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 treatment program which is much more extensive. Outpatient treatment might be ideal for someone who has a short history of drug or alcohol use for example, but will most definitely not be adequate for a person whose rehab needs go beyond what outpatient treatment is prepared to offer. Individuals involved in substance abuse often need an extreme environmental change, because most of the things that prompt their drug and alcohol use are purely environmental. For example, if someone else is being physically or psychologically mistreated and this is prompting their drug abuse, it's impossible for any rehab endeavours to have success whenever they go back to such conditions each day. In outpatient treatment, clients can engage in group and individual counseling, as well as family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most centers offer services 6 or 7 days each week on either a part-time or full time schedule for thirty days or longer in some cases.