Guides

Plain-language guides to residential treatment, detox and recovery in Texas, for people seeking help and the families who love them.

• What Is Residential Treatment for Addiction in Texas?
  What residential addiction treatment is in Texas, how intensive and supportive residential levels differ, who it helps and how to check a program's license.
• Inpatient vs Residential Rehab: What's the Difference?
  How inpatient and residential rehab differ in Texas: medical intensity, staffing, who each fits, insurance authorization and how people step between levels.
• How to Choose a Rehab in Texas: Questions, Licenses and Red Flags
  How to choose a Texas rehab: check the HHSC license, match the level of care, ask good questions and spot red flags like paid referrals and unlicensed sites.
• How to Check a Texas Rehab License (and File a Complaint)
  How to verify a Texas rehab license with HHSC, tell licensed facilities from registered faith-based programs, and file a complaint through HHSC intake.
• How to Help a Loved One Into Addiction Treatment in Texas
  How Texas families can help a loved one accept addiction treatment: having the conversation, interventions, boundaries, court-ordered options and crisis help.
• Paying for Rehab in Texas: Insurance, Parity Law and Appeals
  How to pay for rehab in Texas: what commercial plans must cover, Chapter 1368 and parity law, prior authorization, TDI vs ERISA plans, appeals and OSAR help.
• The Texas Good Samaritan Overdose Law and Naloxone: What Families Should Know
  What Texas's 2021 overdose Good Samaritan law (HB 1694) covers and its limits, how to get naloxone in Texas, and what to do during an opioid overdose.
• Medical Detox in Texas: What to Expect, Day by Day
  What happens in medical detox in Texas: state rules for detox programs, what the first days look like, how withdrawal differs by substance and what's next.
• How Long Is Rehab? Detox, Residential and Total Treatment Time
  How long rehab lasts: detox, residential and outpatient stays, NIDA's 90-day research principle, Texas's 30 to 90 day court orders and insurance approvals.
• Faith-Based and Christian Rehab in Texas: Licensed vs Registered Programs
  How faith-based and Christian rehab works in Texas: licensed programs with faith tracks vs registered faith-based programs that use only nonmedical methods.
• Pet-Friendly Rehab in Texas: What It Means and What to Ask
  What pet-friendly rehab means in Texas, questions to ask a program, how service animals differ from pets, and ways to arrange pet care during treatment.
• Rehab for Veterans in Texas: VA, TRICARE and Community Options
  Addiction treatment options for Texas veterans and military families: VA care and community care, TRICARE, Texas peer programs, PTSD and commercial insurance.
• Sober Living and Aftercare in Texas: What Comes After Rehab
  Aftercare in Texas: step-down care after rehab, how recovery homes and voluntary accreditation work, support groups, and local LMHA and OSAR services.