Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the opportunity to maintain certain responsibilities and elements of their way of life while taking part in drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate amount of rehabilitation, and shouldn't be mistaken for the level of rehab provided within an inpatient or residential rehabilitation setting which can be significantly more intensive. Outpatient treatment may be well suited for anyone who has a brief history of drug abuse as an example, but will most surely not be adequate for an individual whose rehabilitation needs go beyond what outpatient treatment is prepared to offer. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often require an extreme environmental change, because most of the things that trigger their drug and alcohol use are strictly environmental. For example, if a person is being physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, it's impossible for any treatment efforts to succeed whenever they go back to such circumstances each day. In outpatient treatment, clients can benefit from group and individual therapy, in addition to family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most programs offer services five to seven days per week on either a part-time or full-time schedule for thirty days or longer in some cases.