Regular out-patient rehab is usually a less expensive choice to more intensive outpatient options or inpatient recovery, and is the lowest intensity of formal substance abuse rehabilitation around in Guin. Some people are attending treatment for the first time and have picked regular outpatient because that is all they can afford and time commitment and scheduling because of work, school or other obligations. In some cases, regular outpatient is a "step-down" to service following treatment in a more intensive outpatient program such as a partial hospitalization or inpatient facility.
Regular out-patient rehab services include group and individual counseling services delivered once or twice a week. Programs which offer a wider array of services may include counseling (CBT) to assist with relapse prevention and dual-diagnosis services to help respond to co-occurring addiction and mental health issues. How long someone remains in recovery can change from client to client, and a person's improvement can be judged every now and then and an extension of treatment can be suggested contingent upon these findings.
In some cases, a regular outpatient treatment facility is going to be insufficient in intensity for an individual who is attempting to address a bad drug and alcohol issue and has not gone to recovery previously or has relapsed following previous outpatient recovery.