Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the opportunity to maintain specific obligations and aspects of their life-style while getting involved in drug and alcohol rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate amount of rehabilitation, and should not be mistaken for the level of rehab provided in an inpatient or residential rehab program that is much more intensive. Outpatient treatment could be suited to a person who has a brief history of substance abuse for example, but will almost certainly not be sufficient for someone whose rehab needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often require an extreme change of environment, because many of the things that trigger their drug abuse are purely environmental. As an example, when someone has been physically or psychologically mistreated and this is prompting their substance abuse, it's impossible for any rehab efforts to have success should they go back to such situations each day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can take advantage of group and individual counseling, along with family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most programs offer services six or seven days per week on either a part time or full time schedule for four weeks or longer in some cases.