Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the chance to sustain specific obligations and elements of their lifestyle while getting involved in alcohol and drug rehabilitation services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of treatment, and shouldn't be mistaken for the degree of rehabilitation provided in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation program that's much more intensive. Outpatient treatment may be ideal for a person who has a short history of substance abuse as an example, but will almost certainly not be adequate for an individual whose rehabilitation needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often require an extreme change of environment, because many of the things that trigger their drug abuse are strictly environmental. For example, if a person has been physically or psychologically abused and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, there is no way for any treatment efforts to achieve success if they go back to such situations every day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can take advantage of group and individual therapy, as well as family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities offer services 6 or 7 days per week on either a part time or full time basis for 1 month or longer in some cases.