Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the chance to sustain certain responsibilities and elements of their way of life while taking part in alcohol and drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of treatment, and should not be mistaken for the amount of treatment offered in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation program which can be significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment could be suitable for someone who has a brief history of drug or alcohol use as an example, but will most surely not be adequate for a person whose rehab needs exceed what outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often require an extreme change of environment, because most of the things that prompt their drug abuse are strictly environmental. By way of example, if someone has been physically or psychologically mistreated and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, it's impossible for any treatment efforts to have success should they go back to such circumstances each day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can take advantage of group and individual counseling, in addition to family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most programs will provide services five to seven days each week on either a part-time or full-time basis for 30 days or longer in some instances.