TRICARE is health care insurance that's provided to members of the armed forces of the United States. Substance abuse within the military is more common than one would think, and the need to provide treatment to these individuals is a priority. TRICARE covers a variety of rehabilitation services to cope with drug and alcohol dependence including detox services, and also rehabilitation in outpatient, partial hospitalization and inpatient programs. People who have TRICARE will obviously be required to get a prior approval before taking part in any sort of rehab service, which is often organized using their regional TRICARE representative. If an inpatient facility is the favored rehabilitation choice, TRICARE covers a three week period or one inpatient stay in that center per benefit period which is every 365 days. There are certain limits concerning how long a TRICARE member can stay within an inpatient center that accepts TRICARE, then there is typically a 30 to 45 day window which is covered. TRICARE also covers family treatment which is often very useful, as it could help include loved ones in the healing and process of recovery. No person in the military should fight this battle alone, and there are skilled rehabilitation counselors ready to help today.