Active military personnel experience lower rates of illicit drug abuse than civilians, but alcoholism and prescription drug abuse rates are significantly higher among active military personnel and these rates are increasing. Active members of the military in Joy can obtain access to effective addiction treatment through their military health insurance, TRICARE. There are comprehensive rehab facilities that accept TRICARE, and these facilities realize the unique challenges that active military members and their families face and the specific things which bring about substance abuse for these types of clients.
Active members of the military trying to find an adequate facility for substance abuse rehabilitation should consider programs which offer treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health issues specific to members of the military. These types of facilities offer evidence-based recovery methods that involve cognitive-behavioral therapeutic approaches that follow the standards set for in the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense treatment guidelines.