The Effect Of Alcohol on The City Of Austin Located in central Texas, Austin is considered part of Travis county. So if you or a loved is in the midst of dealing with alcohol addiction or alcohol relapse prevention then there's something that you should consider. Alcohol addiction doesn't just affect immediate family or friends -- it affects the whole county including the alcohol rehab centers. This issue becomes even more relevant because Austin is the state capital and as such stands as the representative for the state. Alcohol addiction imposes high costs on individuals, families,employers, taxpayers and society, and continues to be a primary factor contributing to crime, reduced workforce productivity, human suffering and loss of lives.
Mark Houston Recovery is not in Austin but we know first hand what the effects of living in a dynamic and progressive population can have for individuals who have to deal with alcohol relapse prevention. We know because we've experienced it ourselves. We not only understand the pyschological factors involved with alcohol addiction we can also appreciate the social and economic effects alcohol abuse can have on a community. Being Part Of the Solution
According to the Travis County Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) Substance Abuse Prevention Framework and FY 2005, in the year 2000 Texas spent more than $2 billion in health care related to drug and alcohol abuse. That basically boiled down to around $10 million for just Travis County alone based on the population projection for that year. Ten million dollars in one county. The last thing any major city like Austin needs is to be marred with frightening statistics about alcohol addiction. The last thing you want is to be part of that statistic. Mark Houston Recovery is working hard to bring those statistics down. That's why we offer our 70 acre retreat as an opportunity heal, to recapture and and to return to a home like Austin and not to be part of the "problem" that people may seek to point out with big city life. |
