Outpatient treatment gives rehab clients the opportunity to maintain specific obligations and elements of their way of life while getting involved in drug rehab services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of rehabilitation, and shouldn't be mistaken for the degree of treatment offered within an inpatient or residential treatment program which can be significantly more extensive. Outpatient treatment could be ideal for someone who has a brief history of drug abuse for example, but will almost certainly not be sufficient for a person whose treatment needs go beyond what outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals involved in drug and alcohol use often need an extreme change of environment, because many of the things that trigger their drug and alcohol use are strictly environmental. By way of example, when someone is being physically or emotionally mistreated and this is prompting their substance abuse, it's impossible for any rehab endeavours to achieve success if they go back to such situations every day. In outpatient treatment, individuals can take advantage of group and individual therapy, as well as family therapy services. In outpatient treatment, most centers offer services five to seven days per week on either a part-time or full time basis for thirty days or longer in some instances.