TRICARE is health care insurance that is offered to people in the armed forces of the United States. Drug abuse inside the military is much more common than one would assume, and the necessity to provide treatment to these individuals is an important priority. TRICARE covers many different rehab services to handle drug and alcohol dependence such as detoxification services, as well as rehab in outpatient, partial hospitalization and inpatient settings. People who have TRICARE will obviously be asked to get a prior approval before taking part in any type of rehab service, which may be arranged using their regional TRICARE representative. If an inpatient program will be the preferred rehabilitation option, TRICARE covers a 3 week period or one inpatient stay in this program per benefit period which is every 365 days. There are certain limits regarding how long a TRICARE member can remain within an inpatient program that accepts TRICARE, and there is typically a 30 to 45 day window that is covered. TRICARE also covers family treatment which is often very helpful, as it could help include loved ones in the healing and process of recovery. No member of the military should fight this battle alone, and there are professional rehab counselors standing by to help today.