Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the ability to maintain certain obligations and elements of their way of life while taking part in drug and alcohol rehabilitation services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate degree of rehabilitation, and should not be mistaken for the level of treatment offered within an inpatient or residential rehab setting that's significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment could possibly be ideal for someone who has a short history of drug abuse for instance, but will most surely not be adequate for a person whose rehab needs exceed what outpatient treatment is prepared to offer. Individuals involved in drug and alcohol use often require a considerable environmental change, because many of the things that trigger their substance abuse are purely environmental. By way of example, if a person has been physically or psychologically mistreated and this is triggering their drug or alcohol use, there is no way for any treatment efforts to have success should they go back to such circumstances each day. In outpatient treatment, clients can take advantage of group and individual counseling, in addition to family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most programs offer services six or seven days a week on either a part-time or full time schedule for thirty days or longer in some instances.