Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the chance to sustain specific responsibilities and aspects of their life-style while taking part in alcohol and drug treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehabilitation, and shouldn't be mistaken for the degree of treatment provided in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation setting which can be a lot more extensive. Outpatient treatment might be suitable for somebody who has a short history of drug or alcohol use as an example, but will almost certainly not be sufficient for someone whose treatment needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals involved in substance abuse often require a considerable change of environment, because most of the things that prompt their drug and alcohol use are purely environmental. For example, if someone else has been physically or psychologically abused and this is prompting their substance abuse, it's impossible for any treatment efforts to succeed whenever they go back to such situations each day. In outpatient treatment, clients can benefit from group and individual therapy, in addition to family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most programs will provide services 5 to 7 days a week on either a part time or full-time basis for 30 days or longer in some instances.