El Paso, Texas

Introduction to El Paso, Texas

El Paso is located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in western Texas. Originally claimed in 1598 by Spain and settled in 1659 by Spanish colonists, it was named El Paso ("the crossing") after the route to the north. When owned by Mexico, what is now El Paso was part of a larger city that included Ciudad Juarez on the south bank of the Rio Grande. During the Mexican Revolution, Francisco "Pancho" Villa lived and organized his forces in El Paso. After the Mexican American war in 1848, El Paso passed into US hands, becoming a city in 1873, and soon after that, the stomping grounds for legendary figures Billy the Kidd, Wyatt Earp, and Pat Garrett.

Today, El Paso is the fifth-largest city (565,000) in Texas and one of the emerging Southwestern cities quickly joining the ranks of the country's new urban centers. The petroleum, mining and defense industries boost the city's strong economy, with US military installation Fort Bliss a leading employer. The city's history, Latin flavor ( nearly three-quarters of El Paso's population is Latin) and proximity to Mexico attract thousands of visitors each year. El Paso is among America's safest and most affordable cities.

El Paso Culture

The El Paso Centennial Museum on the UTEP campus, established to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the state, celebrates Texas history. Prehistoric drawings can be viewed 32 miles northeast of the city at Hueco Tanks State Historical Park, which is also a perfect place for hiking and rock climbing. Fort Bliss has 2 museums and hosts many annual events such as the Amigo Air Show, Oktoberfest, Showtime, USA and Armed Forces Day. Other historic sites and museums in the El Paso area include Magoffin Home State Historical Park, the Wilderness Park Museum, the Border Patrol Museum and the El Paso Museum of Art.

El Paso Sports and Leisure

Cohen Stadium in northeast El Paso hosts minor league baseball home games of the El Paso Diablos, the AA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. During the college football season, the University of Texas at El Paso perennially ranks among the best in the country. On New Year's Eve, college football's Sun Bowl attracts crowds of more than 40,000 to one of the premier events in the sport. The Sun Bowl also hosts the El Paso Patriots (USL) soccer games, providing affordable entertainment. Just 6 miles across the New Mexico border, Sunland Park, has horseracing from October through May. Within an hour's drive, New Mexico State University in Las Cruces offers more college sports.

El Paso Outdoors

The comfortably dry heat of the El Paso sun (temperatures averaging in the low 80s during the summer and above 40 in the winter) allows outdoor recreation throughout the year. El Paso has 7 public golf courses, including highly-acclaimed Painted Dunes. Across the New Mexico state border are several getaway spots allowing hiking, hunting and fishing. A 2-hour drive to Ruidoso will access horse racing, hunting and fishing, and mountains offering great skiing in the winter months.

El Paso at Night

El Paso has an energetic nightlife. Numerous bars and clubs can be found downtown and within walking distance across the Mexican border in Ciudad Juarez. A charming blend of American and Mexican cultures, the "Sun Capital of Texas" offers big-city attractions with a small-town flavor.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
El Paso563,662$35,432
Anthony3,850$28,295
Horizon City5,233$50,982
Socorro27,152$24,336

High Points

El Paso strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Texas):

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 2%El Paso Public Transportation Use
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%El Paso Affordability of Rents
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 18%El Paso Racial Diversity


The listings in El Paso, Texas and surrounding areas provide the following services:

(3) Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
(3) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(7) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(2) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(2) Females
(1) Residential Beds for Children
(16) Spanish Speaking
(17) Outpatient
(5) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(6) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(3) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(8) Teens and Adolescents
(5) Clients With Legal Issues
(2) American Sign Language
(1) Methadone Maintenance
(1) Methadone Detoxification
(1) Hospital Inpatient
(1) Seniors/Older Adults
(1) Males
(1) Persons with HIV/AIDS
(6) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(1) General Health Services
(2) Mental Health Services



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If you or a loved one in El Paso has been struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction, chances are you feel helpless and do not even know where to begin to look for a viable solution. We know what you are going through and our compassionate staff can help you through every step in the process of finding an El Paso drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around El Paso, TX., but you will need help in knowing exactly where to look for treatment. We will help you to know what questions to ask; the most important thing that you should inquire about is the long term success rate of the El Paso Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program. By the time an individual from El Paso, Texas is ready to get help for their drug or alcohol addiction, they may have already experienced many negative consequences in relation to this toxic lifestyle. Their relatives in El Paso may have finally come to a place where they could no longer watch the addict self destruct because of their drug or alcohol addiction.

The reason it is so important to have assistance in choosing an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program is that there is such a wide array of options in and around El Paso, Texas. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in El Paso, Texas may include Long-term Treatment, Outpatient Addiction Treatment Programs, Short-term Addiction Treatment, Inpatient Treatment, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. Our number one goal is to help you to sort through all of these drug and alcohol rehab options and to help you to find the perfect fit in treatment for you or your loved one in El Paso.

A quality El Paso Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the El Paso treatment program is the detox; this process will help to rid the body of the toxins that have accumulated during the drug or alcohol addiction. The reason it is so important for an individual from El Paso, Texas to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from El Paso used drugs or alcohol consistently and the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time, an individual will have to increase the dosages in order to experience the same effects. This occurs as the individual from El Paso develops a tolerance to alcohol or various types of drugs such as marijuana, heroin, or cocaine. Depending on the type of drug an individual from El Paso, Texas has been addicted to and the length of the addiction, it could be a long time before the body is able to function normally in the absence of the substance.

The way that a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in El Paso, TX. addresses the psychological aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction is generally through some type of counseling or group sessions; relapse prevention is also addressed during treatment. The main objective in utilizing all of these different elements of treatment is to help the individual to return home to El Paso after completing the Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from El Paso, Texas that wants to recover from a drug or alcohol addiction, will need to relearn many of the skills that came naturally to them before they started to abuse drugs or alcohol. By the time many individuals from El Paso get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility , they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from El Paso, TX. that attends treatment should be educated in drug relapse prevention techniques; they will learn how to deal with the familiar triggers that they may come into contact with upon returning home. A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center will teach the individual from El Paso how to respond to these triggers without using drugs or alcohol.

Because of the way drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain, most people from El Paso, Texas that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from El Paso finally succumbs to an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from El Paso is able to recognize that they need professional help.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easiest part, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378), so that you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the El Paso, Texas Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. Don't wait, call right now, you will be so glad that you did.

There are 10 local Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers in El Paso, Texas. We have also provided 10 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facilities that are closest geographically to El Paso:

Aliviane NO AD Inc El Paso, TX
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alliance Behavioral Health Servs Inc El Paso, TX
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Alternative Center for Behavioral Hlth El Paso, TX
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
El Paso Methadone Maintenance and El Paso, TX
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
NCED Mental Health Center El Paso, TX
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Beginnings El Paso, TX
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
New Beginnings Outpatient Services Inc El Paso, TX
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Serenity Outpatient Services Inc El Paso, TX
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Tigua Indian Reservation Ysleta Del El Paso, TX
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Veterans Affairs Healthcare System El Paso, TX
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Families And Youth Inc Las Cruces, NM 38.3 miles from El Paso
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Family and Youth Inc Las Cruces, NM 43.0 miles from El Paso
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Nava Counseling Services Las Cruces, NM 43.0 miles from El Paso
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Southern New Mexico Human Development Anthony, NM 48.8 miles from El Paso
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Southwest Counseling Center Inc Las Cruces, NM 49.6 miles from El Paso
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Otero County Council on Alamogordo, NM 77.7 miles from El Paso
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Border Area Mental Health Services Inc Deming, NM 84.3 miles from El Paso
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Fort Bayard Medical Center Fort Bayard, NM 114.6 miles from El Paso
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Border Area Mental Health Services Deming, NM 119.9 miles from El Paso
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Carlsbad Mental Health Association Carlsbad, NM 120.4 miles from El Paso
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)

Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

Based on 2004 2006 combined data, the five most often reported reasons for not receiving illegal drug or alcohol use treatment among persons who needed but did not receive treatment at a specialty facility and perceived a need for treatment included (a) not ready to stop using (37.2 percent), (b) no health coverage and could not afford cost (30.9 percent), (c) possible negative effect on job (13.3 percent), (d) not knowing where to go for treatment (12.6 percent), and (e) concern that might cause neighbors/community to have negative opinion (11.0 percent).

OxyContin is illegally diverted in several ways including pharmacy diversion, "doctor shopping," and improper prescribing practices by physicians.

As of 2000, African Americans show considerably lower rates of Ecstasy use than do either whites or Hispanics.

Codependency is described as a pattern of habitual self-defeating coping mechanisms. Codependency occurs as the result of living in a house with someone who suffers from alcoholism or drug addiction.

An individual upon using opiates will typically experience an increase in body temperature, a rush of euphoria, a heavy feeling in the limbs and dry mouth.

Many people that have developed an addiction to Vicodin will fabricate or exaggerate pain symptoms in order to obtain more of the drug.


The following survey was completed by residents of El Paso, Texas as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in El Paso, Texas. We cannot guarantee complete accuracy, but our monitoring team uses the highest standards for survey compilation.
You do not have to answer all of the survey questions, you should only answer questions that are relevant to your thoughts and experiences.
Survey results as of May 1, 2012
Perception of marijuana in El Paso, Texas.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
98%
0%
2%
Marijuana use in El Paso, Texas.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
92%
5%
Perception of Alcohol in El Paso, Texas.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
8%
85%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
97%
3%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
83%
17%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
22%
46%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in El Paso, Texas?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
9%
26%
3%
4%
7%
3%
36%
10%
2%
0%
Most common first drug experience in El Paso, Texas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
6%
2%
4%
2%
2%
13%
4%
11%
4%
27%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in El Paso, Texas schools.
Have you ever gone to school in El Paso, Texas under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in El Paso, Texas under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
84%
7%
What is the most common drug used in your school in El Paso, Texas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
3%
2%
6%
3%
5%
12%
5%
10%
7%
19%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
4%
57%
29%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
48%
52%
Surveys updated monthly.

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