Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the opportunity to maintain specific obligations and aspects of their way of life while taking part in drug and alcohol rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehab, and should not be mistaken for the degree of rehabilitation provided in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation setting which can be significantly more intensive. Outpatient treatment might be suitable for someone who has a brief history of drug abuse as an example, but will certainly not be adequate for a person whose treatment needs go beyond that which outpatient treatment is prepared to provide. Individuals dealing with substance abuse often need an extreme change of environment, because many of the things which prompt their drug and alcohol use are strictly environmental. For example, if a person is being physically or psychologically abused and this is prompting their substance abuse, it's impossible for any treatment efforts to succeed whenever they return to such circumstances each day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can benefit from group and one-on-one counseling, in addition to family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities will provide services 5 to 7 days per week on either a part time or full-time basis for 30 days or longer in some instances.