Regular out-patient treatment is usually a less costly choice to more comprehensive outpatient options or inpatient rehabilitation, and is the lowest intensity of formal substance abuse rehab around in Orr. Some individuals are in rehab for their first time and have picked regular outpatient because that is all they can afford and commitment to time wise and logistically because of school, work or other obligations. For some, regular outpatient is a "step-down" from rehab in a more intensive outpatient center such as a partial hospitalization or inpatient facility.
Regular out-patient rehabilitation services usually offer individual and group counseling services delivered once or twice a week. Centers 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 a person remains involved 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 conclusions.
In some cases, a regular outpatient treatment facility is going to be deficient in intensity for a client who is addressing a chronic drug and alcohol problem and has not gone to treatment previously or has fallen off the wagon after previous outpatient rehab.