Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the ability to sustain specific obligations and aspects of their lifestyle while getting involved in alcohol and drug treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate amount of treatment, and shouldn't be mistaken for the amount of treatment provided in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation program that is a lot more extensive. Outpatient treatment might be ideal for someone who has a brief history of drug abuse for instance, but will most surely not be adequate for someone whose treatment needs exceed what outpatient treatment is prepared to offer. Individuals involved in substance abuse often require an extreme environmental change, because most of the things that prompt their drug and alcohol use are strictly environmental. By way of example, if someone is being physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their substance abuse, it's impossible for any rehab efforts to have success whenever they go back to such conditions each day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and individual therapy, along with 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 basis for thirty days or longer in some cases.