Rehab for veterans. Tricare, VA CCN, and Humana Military accepted.

Reviewed by Sergey Litvinov, MD · Updated April 2026 · ~1500 words

Pines Recovery Life is a private inpatient facility that treats veterans, active-duty service members, retirees, and members of military families. We are in network with Tricare, Humana Military, and VA Community Care, which together cover the majority of the military and veteran population in the United States. The work is the same as any rehab — medical detox, residential inpatient, dual-diagnosis psychiatric care — but the clinical context for veterans is distinct, and our team treats it that way.

Why veteran-specific rehab matters

Substance use disorder among veterans frequently sits on top of one or more of the following: combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, chronic pain from service-related musculoskeletal injury, sleep disorders, and the moral and identity disruption that can follow transition out of service. The VA’s substance use program documents the high overlap of PTSD and SUD in veteran populations. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has reported correspondingly high rates of opioid prescribing, polysubstance use, and binge alcohol use across recent service eras.

Treating the substance use without treating what sits underneath it is a documented driver of relapse. Our model is to treat both, in parallel, from day one.

Our clinical approach for veterans

Medical detox. The same physician-led, 24/7 supervised medical detox we provide every patient. Symptom-triggered comfort medications, validated withdrawal scoring (CIWA-Ar for alcohol, COWS for opioids), and same-day psychiatric availability for veterans with active mental health concerns.

Residential inpatient. 14 to 30 days of structured therapeutic work in our 18,000 sq ft private campus. Individual therapy, group therapy, family programming, and evidence-based modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and trauma-focused therapy.

Dual-diagnosis. Our dual-diagnosis capability is built into both detox and residential. PTSD, traumatic brain injury sequelae, depression, anxiety, and chronic pain are evaluated and treated alongside substance use rather than after it.

Medication-assisted treatment. When clinically indicated, we use buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, naltrexone for alcohol or opioid use disorder, and coordinate with federally licensed Opioid Treatment Programs for methadone. Our MAT program follows current ASAM and SAMHSA guidance.

Insurance: Tricare, Humana Military, and VA Community Care

The military and veteran insurance landscape is more involved than commercial coverage. Three points to know up front:

Tricare. Pines Recovery Life is in network with Tricare for medical detox and residential inpatient treatment. Both Tricare Prime and Tricare Select beneficiaries can use the program, with different cost-sharing structures depending on plan and beneficiary category. Authorization is required for residential and is typically obtained by our admissions team within 24 to 48 hours. See our Tricare coverage page for specifics.

Humana Military. Humana administers Tricare East. Beneficiaries in the Tricare East region access Pines through Humana Military’s network. Authorization workflow is the same as Tricare. See our Humana Military coverage page.

VA Community Care Network. Veterans whose VA medical facility cannot offer timely or geographically accessible substance use treatment may be referred to community providers under the Mission Act through the VA Community Care program. Pines participates in CCN through TriWest in our region. The referral starts at the veteran’s VA primary care or VA mental health team. See our VA CCN page.

Veteran-experienced staff

The clinician most veterans will work with closely is Travis Gray, LMHC, CAP, LPC — our lead therapist and a Navy veteran. Travis is a trauma-focused clinician, bilingual in Spanish, and has worked with veteran and military family populations throughout his career. The presence of a veteran clinician on staff is not a marketing claim; it materially changes the first session for many veteran patients who have spent years in clinical settings explaining baseline military experience to clinicians who do not have a frame for it.

Our Medical Director, Sergey Litvinov, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist who oversees psychiatric care across the program, including PTSD and other co-occurring conditions common in veteran patients. Several other Pines team members have professional experience working with military families and veterans across the relevant referral and authorization workflows.

PTSD and substance use, treated together

One of the most common presentations we see is opioid or alcohol use that began as self-management of post-traumatic stress symptoms — sleep disturbance, hypervigilance, flashbacks, irritability, emotional numbing. Treating the substance use without treating the PTSD is, in our experience and in the literature, an unstable foundation.

Our trauma-aware therapy includes evidence-based modalities such as cognitive processing therapy and CBT, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and trauma-focused group therapy. Psychiatric medication for PTSD — SSRIs, prazosin for trauma-related sleep, and other appropriate agents — is managed by our medical team. We do not use stimulants or benzodiazepines as standing PTSD therapy, in line with current VA/DoD clinical practice guidelines.

Confidentiality, command notification, and active duty

Veterans and active-duty service members frequently ask whether seeking treatment will be visible to a command, the VA, or future employment. The answer depends on service branch, specific orders or status, the program through which care is being authorized, and the patient’s individual situation. The general framework: all treatment is HIPAA-protected and our records are protected by federal substance use treatment confidentiality regulations (42 CFR Part 2). Disclosure to a command, when relevant, is governed by separate authorization rules and our admissions team can walk you through them in detail before any commitment.

For active-duty members concerned about career impact, the most important step is the confidential first call, where we can describe your specific scenario rather than guess.

Family programming for military families

Military families carry their own load. Deployment cycles, relocation, and the day-to-day of supporting a service member or veteran with a substance use disorder are corrosive in ways that civilian family-recovery curricula do not always reach. Our family programming includes joint family sessions, education about substance use disorder and PTSD, and structured support for spouses, parents, and adult children. See For Families.

Bottom line

If you are a veteran, an active-duty service member, or a family member of either, you are eligible for high-quality inpatient addiction treatment under the benefits you have already earned. We accept Tricare, Humana Military, and VA Community Care, and our admissions team handles the authorization paperwork on your behalf. The first call is confidential and creates no obligation.

Related Pines resources: Medical Detox · Residential Inpatient · Dual Diagnosis · Tricare Coverage · VA Community Care · Humana Military.

Reviewed by Sergey Litvinov, MD — Medical Director and board-certified psychiatrist at Pines Recovery Life.

References: VA — Substance Use Treatment · NIDA — Military Life and Substance Use · SAMHSA — MAT · VA Community Care