Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the ability to maintain specific obligations and aspects of their life-style while getting involved in drug treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of treatment, and shouldn't be mistaken for the amount of treatment offered in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation setting that is much more intensive. Outpatient treatment may be suitable for a person who has a brief history of drug abuse for example, but will most surely not be sufficient for someone whose rehab needs go beyond what outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often need an extreme change of environment, because most of the things which prompt their drug and alcohol use are purely environmental. For example, if someone is being physically or emotionally mistreated and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, there is no way for any treatment efforts to have success if they go back to such conditions on a regular basis. In outpatient treatment, clients can take advantage of group and individual therapy, as well as family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities will provide services 6 or 7 days each week on either a part time or full-time schedule for four weeks or longer in some cases.