Work out which treatment you actually need
Most people researching addiction treatment are handed a list of facilities before anyone explains the choices. This site does the other half: what the levels of care mean, what your insurance is likely to cover, and what to do when the person who needs help has not agreed to it yet.
We do not run treatment centres, we do not sell placements, and we do not take calls on behalf of facilities. Every page cites its sources.
The five levels, in one picture
Treatment is sorted into levels of care, and almost every decision you will be asked to make is really a question about which one fits. Here is the whole ladder at a glance.
Start with the choice in front of you
- Sober Living Home vs Halfway House
Sober living is privately paid and open-ended; a halfway house is usually assigned with a fixed time limit. Cost, rules, testing and stay length compared.
- PHP vs IOP
PHP runs 20-30 structured hours a week and IOP runs 9-19, but the real question is whether home can hold the other 148. Compared against ASAM levels.
- Detox vs Rehab
Detox manages withdrawal safely, rehab treats why the drug or alcohol use started, and detox alone rarely holds. What each stage does and when.
- Suboxone vs Methadone
Methadone needs a licensed program with daily visits at first, while Suboxone comes from a regular prescriber. Both work, so access usually decides.
Before treatment starts
- How to Get Someone Into Rehab
You usually cannot force an adult into addiction treatment. What works is removing the obstacles, picking the moment, and knowing the legal exceptions.
- Paying for Rehab Without Insurance
State-funded programmes, sliding-scale fees, federal block grants and payment plans. What each option actually is, who qualifies, and how to reach it.
- Rehab Rules: What You Can and Cannot Do in Treatment
What treatment facilities restrict and why: phones, visitors, relationships, leaving early. Rules vary by level of care, so here is what to ask first.
Check what your plan covers
Coverage lives in your specific plan, not in the name of your insurer. These pages give you the exact questions to ask so the answer you get is the one that governs your bill.