Texas Drug Rehab Information & Addiction Treatment

It should be noted that these pages are not intended as an academic reference. The data collected is from State and Federal sources.

Texas Addiction Treatment Statistics

In 2009, there were a total of 59,165 admissions for drug and alcohol treatment programs in Texas. In 2010, the number of admissions dropped to 46,189, of which 59.3%  were male and 40.7% were female.

Alcohol & Drug Addiction Rehab Admission Statistics for Texas in 2010

In 2006, there were a total of 523 drug and alcohol rehabs to treat drug and alcohol addiction. 162 facilities offered some sort of residential treatment program while only 70 facilities offered opioid treatment.

The 2006-2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health states that 514,000 or 2.74% of Texas citizens reported having an illicit drug dependency or reported drug abuse during that year. In 2006-2007, the NSDUH stated that 1.2 million Texas citizens reportedly used an illicit drug. In 2007, 457,000 people reported needing alcohol and drug treatment but not receiving it.

Treatment admissions for drug addiction have increased from 29% in 1998 to 52.5% in 2005. In 2010, 46,189 people were admitted for dependence upon drugs.

Alcohol Addiction in Texas

There were 6,732 people who entered alcohol rehab in 2009 and an additional 5,896 who went to treatment for alcohol combined with a secondary drug in Texas.

Commonly Abused Drugs in Texas

Drug abuse is a national epidemic and the numbers are continuing to rise. Heroin is becoming the cheaper replacement for opiates as states continue to crack down on the “pill mills” making the cost of opiates too expensive.

Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine can still be obtained throughout the state of Texas although the price of buying the drug has increased while the supply has decreased. In 2009, there were 4,912 admissions for meth and amphetamines combined. The percentage of people admitted for meth/amphetamine addiction continues to increase.

Cocaine
Cocaine is readily available throughout the entire state of Texas. After marijuana, cocaine ranked as the second most abused drug among those seeking addiction treatment.  Cocaine/crack can be bought in all quantities from a gram all the way to a kilogram. Admissions for cocaine use were down from the 2005 reports, with 4,808 people being admitted for smoking powdered cocaine. An additional 7,904 people were admitted for crack cocaine addiction in 2009. Texas ranks among the highest states for 12-17 year olds using cocaine.

Heroin
Black tar is the most common type of heroin in Texas. The price of black tar heroin has decreased over the years because of the close proximity to Mexico. There were 5,191 people admitted into drug rehab for heroin addiction in 2009.

Marijuana
Marijuana is available and considered the most commonly abused illegal drug throughout the state of Texas. It was also the drug most abused by people entering into an alcohol and drug rehab in 2009.  In 2009, 13,170 people were admitted for treatment of marijuana dependence. In 2008, there were more than 8 million Texans reported using marijuana on a regular basis. From 2006-2007, 1,486,000 individuals in Texas reported using marijuana.

Other Opiates
Hydrocodone, alprazolam, and benzodiazepine are the most commonly abused prescription drugs abused in North Texas. OxyContin abuse is on the rise as more illegal prescriptions are being written by pain management doctors. The ease with which these drugs are bought and transported from state to state has led to an increase in the availability of opiates such as OxyContin.  From 2006-2007, 887,000 citizens of Texas reported using pain relievers for non-medical use. In 2009, 4,355 people entered treatment for other synthetic opiate addictions, that number increased  to 6,725 in 2010.

Texas Drug and Alcohol Fatalities, Injuries and Drug Court Statistics

As of 2009, there were 58 drug courts in Texas.  57% of federally sentenced defendants in Texas involved marijuana.

During 2007, the DEA made 2,812 drug arrests in Texas.  In 2008, the figures were more extreme with a total of 144,953 drug related arrests (selling, manufacturing, possession) occurring in Texas. 

In 2007, there were 2,343 people who died as result of drug use compared to 3,800 who died in motor vehicle accidents and another 2,561 who died from firearm incidents.

Drug smuggling is a major problem because of a number of issues: the boarder with Mexico, air travel, and shipping routes. According to federal government reports, bulk currency smuggling is the most preferred form of transit through Texas used by Mexican organized crime.

Texas state and local law enforcement agencies seized more than 575, 000 pounds of marijuana during 2008.

In 2006-2007 433,000 citizens of Texas reported using cocaine. 703 deaths reported to have involved cocaine.

There were 93 meth laboratory seizures in 2007 with a 67% increase in 2009 with 155 meth lab seizures.

Texas Drug and Alcohol Addiction Resources

• Alcoholics Anonymous (go to the AA website and click on information for meetings, then click on the state. That will lead you to the Texas meeting list)
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Alanon and Alateen Family Group

Texas Drug Rehab Centers

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