Wink, Texas

Wink, Texas, in Winkler county, is 47 miles W of Odessa, Texas (center to center) and 195 miles E of El Paso, Texas. As of the year 2000 census, 919 people lived in Wink.

The People and Families of Wink

In Wink, about 65% of adults are married. Large families and residences are common here.

In the city, females are somewhat more common than males.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Wink had a median family income of $44,750.

Political Inclinations

Wink residents donated more money ($200) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.

Wink Housing

An estimated 83% of living spaces in Wink are occupied by their owners, not by renters. In general, the city offers inexpensive rents. Property values, and taxes, are on the low side in Wink compared to other places in the state.

Commuting

In Wink, 98% of commuters drive to work. You might spend less time in the car if you live in the city; people report shorter commutes than most.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Low Violent Crime
(vs. State)
Top 5%Wink Low Violent Crime
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 7%Wink Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. State)
Top 12%Wink Affordability of Property Taxes
Short Commute Times
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%Wink Short Commute Times
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 18%Wink Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)
Top 18%Wink Well-Paid Single Women


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

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



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Do you or someone that you care about live in Wink, Texas and are seeking help for a drug or alcohol addiction? It does not matter what drugs have been used or how long the addiction has been going on, you are not alone, and help is readily available. We truly understand what you are going through and want to support you through ever single step in the process of finding an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center, so that you or your loved one can finally be free of your drug or alcohol addiction. You are not alone in this situation; we are here to hold your hand and guide you every step of the way.

The best possible option for the treatment of a drug or alcohol addiction is to find a quality Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Wink. The most important goal of any Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Wink, TX. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they will be able to live their life successfully without using drugs and alcohol. By doing this, these individuals can avoid the dreadful consequences that are so often associated with addiction and alcoholism. An individual that is able to remain sober will not have to deal with all of the negative consequences are so often linked to a drug or alcohol addiction problem.

There are so many available treatment approaches that are in close proximity to Wink, including Short-term Treatment Facilities, Long-term Rehabs, Outpatient Treatment Centers, Inpatient Rehabs, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and drug counseling. We are here to help you to figure out what drug rehab treatment approach would best serve you or your loved one in Wink, Texas that is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction.

A quality Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Wink, should make a point of focusing on both the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The physical aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction can be treated by the detoxification component of the Wink, Texas Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center; a treatment program will be able to assist the individual by helping to alleviate some of the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that accompany the detox process. The withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to the consistent use of the substance; after a period of time, it will take more and more of the substance, in order to produce the same desired effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Wink has developed a physical tolerance to the drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, opiates, and alcohol, just to name a few. When an individual from Wink, Texas abruptly discontinues any type of substance that their body has become accustomed to having, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; the body may take several weeks or even months to return to normal functioning, depending on what types of drugs have been abused. If an individual from Wink has been addicted to a drug such as heroin, the associated withdrawal symptoms may be much more severe.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Wink also needs to address the various psychological issues that are invariably associated with a drug or alcohol addiction; a comprehensive recovery program will utilize various treatment techniques in order to accomplish this. These components of the Wink, Texas Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program can include individual or group counseling, drug relapse prevention education and some form of aftercare treatment or follow up care. All of these elements of a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center will work in unison to help the individual from Wink to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction, so that they can maintain long term sobriety.

The best possible solution for an individual from Wink, TX. with a severe drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility that statistically has a high rate of long term success. A top notch Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Wink will ultimately be equipped to administer a comprehensive treatment program that will help the individual in every single aspect of their daily lives.

In order for an individual from Wink to experience a successful drug recovery, they have to relearn many of the skills that they will use in their daily lives. They will need to use these skills daily, when they return home to Wink, Texas, where they will encounter some of the reminders and triggers from their drug using days. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Wink will have educated the recovering addict on how to successfully respond to these familiar triggers that can often produce a high amount of psychological stress.

Many individuals from Wink, TX. may try to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without professional help. Because of the ways in which drugs alter the various functions in the brain, an individual from Wink with the strongest desire to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction on their own will only meet with failure. With all of the above mentioned challenges that are associated with overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction, it is no wonder that so many people from Wink each year enroll in a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center. There are so many important reasons why an individual should enroll in an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility in Wink, but the best reason is to be able to once again be close to family and loved ones.

Getting Help

Getting help is easy, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) in order to speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Wink, Texas Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program request form and a counselor will contact you shortly.

There are no listings in Wink, TX. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Wink, Texas:

Guidance Center of Lea County Inc Hobbs, NM 62.8 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Permian Basin Community Centers Midland, TX 63.4 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Clover House Inc Odessa, TX 63.4 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Permian Basin Community Ctrs for MH MR Midland, TX 66.6 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Desert Springs Medical Center Midland, TX 68.2 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Carlsbad Mental Health Center Carlsbad, NM 83.8 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Carlsbad Mental Health Association Carlsbad, NM 89.4 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Aliviane NO AD Inc Alpine, TX 95.6 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Presbyterian Medical Services Artesia, NM 97.6 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Top Rank Youth Big Spring, TX 104.4 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
West Texas VA Healthcare Services Big Spring, TX 104.4 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, General Health Services, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lubbock Regional MH MR Center Lubbock, TX 142.8 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Managed Care Center for Addictions and Lubbock, TX 142.8 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Walker Houses Inc Lubbock, TX 142.8 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Managed Care Center Inc Lubbock, TX 146.5 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Goodfellow Air Force Base Goodfellow AFB, TX 147.5 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Texas Tech Univ Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX 150.8 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Lubbock Faith Center Inc Lubbock, TX 152.3 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alcohol Drug Abuse Council San Angelo, TX 156.1 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
River Crest Hospital San Angelo, TX 156.1 miles from Wink
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Among persons aged 12 or older, the rate of current illegal drug use in 2001 was 8.3 percent in the West, 7.5 percent in the Northeast, 6.8 percent in the Midwest, and 6.2 percent in the South. By geographic division, rates ranged from 9.2 percent in New England division and 8.7 percent in the Pacific division to 6.2 percent in the West South Central division and 5.7 percent in the East South Central division.

A more concentrated, resinous form of marijuana is called hashish; and as a sticky black liquid, hash oil.

In 2006, 4.0 million persons aged 12 or older (1.6 percent of the population) received some kind of treatment for a problem related to the use of alcohol or illegal drugs. Of these, 1.6 million received treatment for the use of both alcohol and illegal drugs, 0.9 million received treatment for the use of illegal drugs but not alcohol, and 1.2 million received treatment for the use of alcohol but not illegal drugs. (Note that estimates by substance do not add to the total number of persons receiving treatment because the total includes persons who reported receiving treatment but did not report for which substance the treatment was received.)

Individuals of all ages use heroin according to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.

Many different factors have been noted in relation to the cause of addiction which includes: low self-esteem, emotional distress, patterns of use in the addict's family, peer pressure, advertising or media influence and easy access.

Ecstasy is commonly associated with dance parties (or "raves") and electronic dance music.


The following survey was completed by residents of Wink, Texas as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Wink, 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 Wink, Texas.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Marijuana use in Wink, Texas.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
Perception of Alcohol in Wink, Texas.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Wink, 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
Most common first drug experience in Wink, Texas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
Use of drugs and alcohol in Wink, Texas schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Wink, Texas under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you ever gone to school in Wink, Texas under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
What is the most common drug used in your school in Wink, Texas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
Your Gender?
Female
Male
Surveys updated monthly.

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