Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the chance to maintain specific responsibilities and elements of their way of life while taking part in alcohol and drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehab, and shouldn't be mistaken for the degree of rehab offered in an inpatient or residential rehab program that's a lot more intensive. Outpatient treatment could possibly be ideal for anyone who has a brief history of drug abuse for example, but will almost certainly not be sufficient for a person whose rehab needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals involved in drug abuse often need an extreme change of environment, because most of the things which trigger their substance abuse are purely environmental. For instance, if someone else is being physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their drug abuse, it's impossible for any treatment efforts to have success if they return to such situations on a regular basis. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and individual counseling, along with family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most centers offer services five to seven days a week on either a part-time or full-time schedule for 30 days or longer in some instances.