Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the opportunity to sustain certain responsibilities and aspects of their life-style while getting involved in drug and alcohol rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehab, and shouldn't be mistaken for the level of rehab offered in an inpatient or residential treatment program which is significantly more intensive. Outpatient treatment could possibly be suitable for someone who has a short history of drug abuse for example, but will most surely not be adequate for someone whose rehabilitation needs exceed what outpatient treatment is able to offer. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often need an extreme environmental change, because many of the things that prompt their substance abuse are strictly environmental. For example, when someone has been physically or emotionally mistreated and this is prompting their drug abuse, it's impossible for any rehabilitation endeavours to have success if they go back to such circumstances on a daily basis. In outpatient treatment, individuals can take advantage of group and individual counseling, along with family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most centers offer services 5 to 7 days per week on either a part time or full time schedule for 1 month or longer in some cases.