Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the opportunity to maintain certain obligations and aspects of their lifestyle while taking part in alcohol and drug rehabilitation services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehab, and should not be mistaken for the amount of rehab offered within an inpatient or residential rehab program which can be significantly more intensive. Outpatient treatment could possibly be suitable for anyone who has a brief history of drug abuse as an example, but will almost certainly not be adequate for someone whose rehabilitation needs go beyond what outpatient treatment is prepared to provide. Individuals dealing with substance abuse often require an extreme change of environment, because most of the things which trigger their drug abuse are strictly environmental. By way of example, if someone else is being physically or psychologically mistreated and this is triggering their drug abuse, it's impossible for any treatment efforts to succeed whenever they go back to such circumstances on a regular basis. In outpatient treatment, clients can benefit from group and individual counseling, along with family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities will provide services six or seven days per week on either a part time or full time basis for thirty days or longer in some cases.