Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the opportunity to sustain specific obligations and aspects of their way of life while getting involved in drug treatment services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of rehabilitation, and shouldn't be mistaken for the degree of rehab provided in an inpatient or residential rehabilitation program that is significantly more intensive. Outpatient treatment might be well suited for somebody who has a brief history of drug or alcohol use as an example, but will most surely not be adequate for an individual whose treatment needs go beyond what outpatient treatment is prepared to offer. Individuals dealing with drug abuse often need a considerable change of environment, because many of the things that trigger their drug and alcohol use are strictly environmental. For example, when someone has been physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, there is no way for any rehabilitation efforts to succeed if they return to such situations each day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can take advantage of group and individual counseling, along with family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most facilities offer services six or seven days a week on either a part time or full-time schedule for four weeks or longer in some instances.