Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the opportunity to maintain specific obligations and elements of their way of life while getting involved in drug treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of treatment, and should not be mistaken for the degree of rehab offered within an inpatient or residential rehabilitation program that's significantly more intensive. Outpatient treatment may be ideal for anyone who has a short history of drug or alcohol use for instance, but will most definitely not be sufficient for a person whose rehabilitation needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is prepared to offer. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often need a considerable environmental change, because most of the things which trigger their substance abuse are purely environmental. For instance, if someone else is being physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, it's impossible for any rehabilitation efforts to achieve success should they return to such conditions every day. In outpatient treatment, clients can take advantage of group and individual counseling, as well as family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most centers offer services 6 or 7 days a week on either a part time or full time basis for thirty days or longer in some cases.