Frequently Asked Questions

1. Insurance: We accept many different types of insurance plans. Please contact us at 713.695.8403 to discuss your options and allow us to verify your benefits.
2. State Funding: The state agency with whom we network is DARS (the Division of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services). For details about the DARS process, call 713.866.7765.
3. Veteran’s Administration Funding: If you are a U.S. Military Veteran who has been honorably discharged, you can apply for funding to the EAI program by calling the VA at (713) 791-1414.
4. Self-Pay: Our decreasing fee scale is as follows: month 1 is $4,000, month 2 is $3,500, month 3 is $3,000. Please read our Self-Pay Agreement here for all the details.

EAI offers Residential Treatment which is a level of care that follows Medical Detoxification, Partial Hospitalization, and/or Acute Residential Treatment. This level of treatment is recommended for many addicts and alcoholics, especially those in the early stages of recovery or for chronic relapsers. We offer the necessary structure required for the client to address the 12-step and clinical programming requirements, and there are also freedoms and privileges at this level of care. A client may leave campus to pursue work, school or volunteer opportunities after 72 business hours.

As a rule, our program is designed for a 90-day commitment. Sometimes a client needs more than that, sometimes less, depending on the individual situation. The client will work with the treatment team to determine duration of stay.

Yes. In addition to our Residential houses, we also have several Alumni Houses right here on our campus. Upon graduating, many clients choose to extend their transition by moving into one of these Alumni Houses.

Yes. There is an initial 72-hour acclimation period, after which a client may pursue work, school or volunteerism after receiving approval from their case manager. EAI is one of the few programs that offers flexible client-driven scheduling. We offer the same classes and groups in the evening that are offered during the day. This is done so that we may accommodate our clients’ schedules.

We will provide you with a list of items that you are required to bring with you upon Admission when you complete your screening. Clients are encouraged to focus on their treatment while at EAI, and storage space is limited so there are restrictions regarding additional personal items.

Visitation time for family and friends is available on the weekends so that the client may focus on his recovery during the week. Our regular visitation times are Saturday and Sunday, from 10am-5pm. Included in our program is EAI Family Day, offered on the second Saturday of each month, where family and friends of our clients are encouraged to visit campus for group healing, discussion and education with our Licensed Family Counselor.

A pass is an earned privilege, and will be issued only if the clinical team and client’s sober support group agree that it will be of therapeutic value. A weekend pass is not available for the first 14 days. After this initial two-week probationary period, a client may submit a weekend pass request, which will be reviewed by the clinical team and approved or denied on a case-by-case basis.

We are called The Sober Fraternity because this is a Recovery Brotherhood. Our facility is all-male and we operate with a Big Brother-Little Brother structure of fellowship. Our program is rich with tradition, and the common bond forged here comes about through the healing atmosphere and spirit of fraternal support that has existed at EAI since its founding over twenty years ago.

EAI resides in a quiet neighborhood in the North Shepherd Business District. Anchored by the Administrative & Clinical Offices on North Shepherd, there is Resident House One directly behind the Admin building where all clients begin their treatment journey. Further down the street are four additional Resident Houses, the Alumni Houses, & our 200-plus seating Meeting Hall. The men can hardly step out onto their porches, much less the street, without running into one of their peers in recovery.

Any man who has successfully completed the Residential Program is considered an EAI Alumnus. Many Alumni move back out into the world immediately upon completion, but remain involved with the alumni activities. Some graduates choose to remain as residents on campus by moving into one of the Alumni Houses. The EAI Alumni meet once a week on campus, and constitute what is called the Extended Aftercare Alumni Association. EAAAI is a non-profit organization that works closely with, yet is separate from, the treatment center. The board is comprised of both on- and off-campus Alumni who are elected on an annual basis. The sole purpose of this organization is to raise funds and provide sober recreational events for the EAI client population.

On campus, EAI boasts two full-sized beach volleyball courts, a basketball court, Olympic weights, a horseshoe tournament course, and a 200-plus capacity meeting hall that offers movies, dances, karaoke nights, and most importantly, daily 12-step meetings. Off campus, EAAAI sponsors monthly bowling outings and a sober softball team. Clients and alumni also have year-round opportunities to attend retreats, campouts, cook-offs, fishing trips, and more. Most of these events are sponsored by EAI or EAAAI, so there is minimal client cost, if any.