Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the chance to maintain certain obligations and aspects of their lifestyle while getting involved in drug treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of rehabilitation, and should not be mistaken for the amount of rehabilitation offered in an inpatient or residential treatment setting that's much more intensive. Outpatient treatment might be suited to somebody who has a short history of drug abuse as an example, but will most definitely not be sufficient for a person whose rehabilitation needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is able to offer. Individuals dealing with substance abuse often require an extreme environmental change, because most of the things that trigger their substance abuse are purely environmental. For example, when someone is being physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, it's impossible for any rehab efforts to have success if they go back to such situations on a regular basis. In outpatient treatment, individuals can take advantage of group and one-on-one therapy, in addition to family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most programs offer services six or seven days per week on either a part time or full-time basis for thirty days or longer in some cases.