Mission, Texas

Mission, Texas, in Hidalgo county, is 6 miles W of McAllen, Texas (center to center) and 123 miles SW of Corpus Christi, Texas. The people of the city are in the McAllen - Edinburg - Mission metropolitan area. Mission has a population of 45,408.

The People and Families of Mission

In Mission, about 58% of adults are married. There's no shortage of married couples in Mission. "Full house" describes much of the households in the city, with the many large families there. Mission is a good place to find playdates for your kids, as the city is full of young ones.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Mission had a median family income of $33,465.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, George W. Bush came out ahead among Mission residents, with $12,085. Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Mission Housing

In Mission, 75% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. The city sports a large amount of seasonal housing, typically for vacation or part-time use. If you prefer houses that are on the new side, Mission may be the place for you - the average age of homes here is quite young.

Commuting

In Mission, 95% of commuters drive to work. In the city, people are more dependent on their automobiles than usual.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Mission45,408$33,465
Alton4,384$23,563
Edinburg48,465$30,634
Hidalgo7,322$20,357
Mcallen106,414$36,050
Palmhurst4,872$24,549
Palmview4,107$29,936

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 1%Mission Affordability of Rents


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Mission has a drug or alcohol addiction problem, you may be overwhelmed and not know where to turn; but our mission is to support you and to let you know that you do not have to face this situation alone. We care about you and your loved ones in Mission, Texas; the good news is that you have identified that there is a drug or alcohol abuse problem, and are now looking for a positive solution. We will help you to assess the seriousness of your drug or alcohol abuse problem and to locate the Mission Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in Mission, TX. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Rehabs, Long-term Drug Treatment Facilities, Outpatient Drug Treatment, Inpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program that is needed will depend upon the degree of dependence, the individual's social situation, and the kind of substance which they have become addicted to.

The ultimate goal of all Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers should be to enable the individual from Mission, Texas to achieve lasting abstinence. Much research has indicated that in order for drug and alcohol addiction treatment to be effective, it must teach the individual how to change to their compulsive behaviors in order to remove the addiction and to be able to avoid a possible relapse. Overall, Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities need to address both the physical and psychological dependency of an addiction; the behavioral and social symptoms also need to be adequately addressed before an individual from Mission can have the tools that they will need to help sustain that recovery for the remainder of his or her life.

Drug detox is the first step in the Mission, TX. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Mission Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility is to rid the body of toxins that accumulate over the course of a long term drug or alcohol addiction. It is very common to see individuals from Mission, TX. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from Mission has sustained the use of any of these various kinds of drugs, it causes adaptations within their body that lessen the drug's original effects over time; this is a phenomenon that is known as drug tolerance. At this point, the individual from Mission, Texas has developed a physical dependency on the substance and withdrawal symptoms will be experienced upon discontinuation. The reason that it is imperative that an individual from Mission have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program can help to make this process much easier by administering elements of treatment that can help to alleviate some of the painful withdrawal symptoms.

Once the early stages of withdrawal have passed, an individual from Mission will then be able to begin a directed, Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program that will begin to address aspects of the psychological dependency by teaching behavioral skills that will help them to function without the use of alcohol or drugs. This component in drug recovery treatment will usually involve some type of individual or group counseling. There may also be occupational and behavioral therapies that are utilized as components of treatment in order to help to teach the individual from Mission, TX. life and social skills that may have been lost while they were under the influence of addiction.

Before an addict is finally willing to surrender to the Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Mission who have been experiencing the negative effects from the individual's drug or alcohol abuse; because of the way that these substances chemically alter the person's brain, these empty promises cannot be fulfilled. If loved ones in Mission, Texas continue to believe these empty promises, it could possible mean that the addicted person will then have time to overdose on drugs or have a serious car accident while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

In an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility, the individual from Mission will become educated about the ways that drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain; they will learn that it was these physiological changes that made it almost impossible for them to stop using on their own, and not personal integrity. As an individual from Mission, TX. learns more about how to deal with drug triggers and as they master to the tools that they will need to use in order to stay sober when they return home to Mission, they will become confident in their ability to do so.

Getting Help

Because we will hold your hand and guide you through this process, getting help is easy - just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or just fill out the Mission, Texas Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

There are 1 local Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs in Mission, Texas. We have also provided 19 additional Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facilities that are closest geographically to Mission:

Sandstone Healthcare Inc Mission, TX
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
McAllen Medical Behavioral Health Ctr McAllen, TX 6.7 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Treatment Associates of McAllen McAllen, TX 9.3 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Weslaco Alternative School Weslaco, TX 13.2 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
El Dorado TX Comm Service Center Pharr, TX 14.3 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Rio Grande Valley Council Brownsville, TX 15.0 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
AAMA Edinburg, TX 15.0 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Areas Management Information Systems Edinburg, TX 15.0 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, 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, Private health insurance
Judith Zafarrini Womens Center Edinburg, TX 15.0 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, 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, Private health insurance
South Texas Behavioral Health Center Edinburg, TX 15.1 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Donna (ISD) Alternative School Donna, TX 15.5 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Gulf Coast Center Angleton, TX 16.4 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Pathway to Recovery Angleton, TX 16.4 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Sandstone Healthcare Inc Angleton, TX 16.4 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Millwood Hospital Arlington, TX 16.4 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Tarrant Community Outreach Inc Arlington, TX 16.4 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Austin Travis County MH MR Center Austin, TX 16.4 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Push Up Foundations Inc Austin, TX 16.4 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Outpatient
Elsa Sail Altern Center Edcouch, TX 16.4 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Brazos Place Freeport, TX 16.4 miles from Mission
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

There are several important factors that are required of a person while they are in a drug rehab program. The first and most important is that they remain drug and alcohol free while in treatment.

Although there was no significant change between 2004 and 2005 in the number of past year initiates of LSD or Ecstasy, there were declines between 2002 and 2003. The number of past year LSD initiates among persons aged 12 or older was 338,000 in 2002, 200,000 in 2003, 235,000 in 2004, and 243,000 in 2005. The number of Ecstasy initiates in the past year was 1.2 million in 2002, 642,000 in 2003, 607,000 in 2004, and 615,000 in 2005. Most (65.9 percent) of the recent Ecstasy initiates in 2005 were aged 18 or older at the time they first used Ecstasy. Among past year initiates aged 12 to 49, the average age at initiation of Ecstasy in 2005 was 20.7 years.

A variety of approaches is known to be utilized in drug rehab programs to help patients dealing with cravings and avoid a possible drug relapse. Through treatment that is uniquely tailored to meet individual needs, patients can learn to control their condition and learn how to live relatively normal lives.

Once in the brain, an opiate such as heroin is rapidly converted to morphine, which then activates opiate receptors located throughout the brain, including within the reward system.

Between 2004 and 2005, the perception of great risk of smoking marijuana once a month among both male and female teens aged 12 to 17 remained unchanged For boys, 32.6 percent indicated a great risk in 2004, and 31.1 percent indicated that in 2005. Among girls, 37.4 percent reported a great risk in 2004, and 36.9 percent indicated great risk in 2005.

In 2008, adults aged 21 or older who had first used alcohol at age 14 or younger were more than 5 times as likely to be classified with alcohol dependence or abuse than adults who had their first drink at age 21 or older (15.1 vs. 2.6 percent).


The following survey was completed by residents of Mission, Texas as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Mission, 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 Mission, Texas.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
85%
5%
10%
Marijuana use in Mission, Texas.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
97%
3%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
90%
9%
Perception of Alcohol in Mission, Texas.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
14%
3%
83%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
97%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
23%
50%
27%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Mission, 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%
3%
0%
8%
6%
0%
72%
0%
2%
0%
Most common first drug experience in Mission, Texas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
2%
2%
6%
3%
3%
13%
4%
9%
4%
25%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Mission, Texas schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Mission, Texas under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
93%
7%
Have you ever gone to school in Mission, Texas under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
87%
5%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Mission, Texas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
2%
2%
3%
2%
3%
14%
2%
11%
5%
24%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
38%
40%
20%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
13%
87%
Surveys updated monthly.

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