Outpatient treatment gives rehabilitation clients the opportunity to maintain specific obligations and elements of their lifestyle while taking part in alcohol and drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate amount of rehab, and shouldn't be mistaken for the amount of rehabilitation offered in an inpatient or residential treatment program which is significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment might be well suited for a person who has a brief history of substance abuse as an example, but will most definitely not be adequate for a person whose rehabilitation needs go beyond what outpatient treatment is prepared to provide. Individuals dealing with substance abuse often need a considerable change of environment, because most of the things that prompt their drug and alcohol use are purely environmental. By way of example, when someone is being physically or psychologically mistreated and this is triggering their drug abuse, it's impossible for any treatment efforts to have success should they return to such conditions every day. In outpatient treatment, clients can take advantage of group and individual counseling, along with family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most centers will provide services 6 or 7 days per week on either a part time or full time basis for four weeks or longer in some cases.