Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the ability to sustain specific obligations and elements of their way of life while getting involved in alcohol and drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of rehabilitation, and shouldn't be mistaken for the level of treatment offered in an inpatient or residential rehab program that is much more intensive. Outpatient treatment could be suited to somebody who has a brief history of drug or alcohol use as an example, but will most surely not be adequate for somebody whose rehabilitation needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is prepared to provide. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often require a considerable change of environment, because many of the things which prompt their substance abuse are strictly environmental. By way of example, when someone has been physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their drug abuse, there is no way for any treatment efforts to succeed should they return to such situations on a regular basis. In outpatient treatment, clients can engage in group and individual counseling, in addition to family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most programs will provide services six or seven days a week on either a part-time or full-time schedule for 1 month or longer in some instances.