Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the opportunity to maintain specific obligations and aspects of their life-style while taking part in drug and alcohol rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of treatment, and should not be mistaken for the amount of rehabilitation provided within an inpatient or residential treatment program that's a lot more intensive. Outpatient treatment could be ideal for somebody who has a brief history of drug abuse for example, but will most definitely not be adequate for a person whose rehabilitation needs exceed what outpatient treatment is able to offer. Individuals involved in drug and alcohol use often need an extreme environmental change, because many of the things that prompt their drug abuse are purely environmental. For example, if someone has been physically or psychologically mistreated and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, there is no way for any rehab efforts to have success if they return to such situations every day. In outpatient treatment, clients can take advantage of group and individual counseling, as well as family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities will provide services 5 to 7 days per week on either a part time or full time basis for 30 days or longer in some cases.