TRICARE is health care insurance that is provided to people in the armed forces of the United States. Drug and alcohol use within the military is a lot more common than one would imagine, and the need to provide rehabilitation to these individuals is a crucial priority. TRICARE covers a number of rehab services to deal with drug and alcohol dependence including detox services, and also rehabilitation in outpatient, partial hospitalization and inpatient settings. People with TRICARE will obviously need to have a prior authorization before partaking in any type of rehabilitation service, which may be organized using their regional TRICARE liaison. If an inpatient center will be the favored rehabilitation option, TRICARE covers a three week period or one inpatient stay in this particular program per benefit period which is every 12 months. There are particular limits about the length of time a TRICARE member can remain in an inpatient center that accepts TRICARE, then there is typically a 30 to 45 day window that's covered. TRICARE also covers family therapy which may be very helpful, as it can help include family members in the healing and process of recovery. No member of the military should fight this battle alone, and there are skilled rehab counselors standing by to help today.