Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the ability to sustain specific responsibilities and aspects of their way of life while getting involved in drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate amount of rehab, and should not be mistaken for the degree of rehabilitation offered in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation program that is significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment could possibly be ideal for somebody who has a brief history of substance abuse as an example, but will most surely not be adequate for someone whose rehab needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is able to offer. Individuals involved in substance abuse often require a considerable change of environment, because most of the things which trigger their drug abuse are purely environmental. By way of example, when someone has been physically or psychologically mistreated and this is triggering their drug abuse, there is no way for any treatment efforts to achieve success should they return to such situations on a regular basis. In outpatient treatment, clients can benefit from group and individual therapy, in addition to family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most programs will provide services 5 to 7 days per week on either a part-time or full-time basis for four weeks or longer in some instances.