Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the ability to maintain certain responsibilities and aspects of their life-style while getting involved in drug and alcohol rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehabilitation, and shouldn't be mistaken for the level of rehab offered within an inpatient or residential rehab setting which is much more intensive. Outpatient treatment may be well suited for somebody who has a short history of substance abuse for instance, but will almost certainly not be sufficient for a person whose rehabilitation needs go beyond what outpatient treatment is prepared to offer. Individuals dealing with substance abuse often require an extreme change of environment, because most of the things that prompt their substance abuse are purely environmental. For example, if a person has been physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their drug abuse, there is no way for any rehab efforts to have success whenever they return to such situations on a regular basis. In outpatient treatment, individuals can take advantage of group and individual therapy, in addition to family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities will provide services five to seven days a week on either a part time or full time schedule for 30 days or longer in some cases.