Heroin - A vicious cycle of pain and addiction:

Heroin use isn't simply limited to someplace like El Paso, Texas. Rather, heroin use, like many other drugs, is everywhere you go. Heroin is a semi-synthetic opioid that mimics the actions of endorphins (aka: your body's pleasure chemicals). It has often been used as a pain killer, but is perhaps more dangerous than other illicit drugs because of its highly addictive quality.

Often times, you'll hear of people “shooting up” in which they use heroin intravenously by injecting the liquid form of the drug into their bodies. Not only are intravenous heroin addicts at risk of contracting blood-borne diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, but they are also at risk for other sorts of bacterial infections. It is not uncommon for death to result due to heroin being cut and sold with dirty and/or lethal contaminants.

At Mark Houston Recovery, our members personally know what it is like to suffer from an addiction to a drug such as heroin. Heroin, like so many other illegal substances is often a vicious cycle of pain and addiction that not only affects the heroin addict- but his family as well. At Mark Houston Recovery Center, we are dedicated to helping you experience a life without drugs- a life that you can claim as your own: free from drugs. Realize that while drug use can Affect your life, it doesn't have to Effect it. At Mark Houston Recovery, we educate, enlighten and help our residents realize that they can live a life characterized by permanent sobriety.

Heroin Prevention in El Paso, TX

As the saying goes, “prevention is better than cure...”. If you know or suspect that someone is abusing heroin, you can help them by getting them help. Often times, someone who is addicted to such a powerful drug like heroin, will not be able to recognize that they have a problem. Denial often accompanies most drug addicts wherever they go. Heroin addicts will often blame everyone else before they will even take a look at their own path of destruction. At Mark Houston Recovery, we give our residents a second chance at life. Our recovery programs come with the option of a 30-day minimum stay or a 90-day minimum stay in which men will learn (as well as practice) the life skills and discipline that they need in order to live a life of permanent sobriety once they leave.

Providing safety as well as supportive environment is so incredibly important when dealing with sober living. Contact Mark Houston Recovery today at 1.866.905.4550 to talk with one of our qualified staff members about how we can help you or a loved one start your journey to sober living.

About El Paso, Texas

Part of the great American Southwest, El Paso is the sixth largest city in the state of Texas as well as the 22nd largest city in the United States of America. Currently, there are more than 600,000 people within the city limits. Nicknamed “The Sun City,” El Paso certainly has a rich history earning itself the other nickname: “Six Shooter Capital” due to the lawlessness, saloons, dance halls, gambling establishments and prostitution. It definitely was the “Wild West” back in its day. Today, El Paso is the headquarters to Helen of Troy Limited (a NASDAQ company) as well as Spira Footwear and the El Paso Saddle Blanket Co. Additionally, more than 70 Fortune 500 companies have offices in El Paso, including Eureka and Boeing. Perhaps more notably, El Paso is one of the main entry points into the United States from Mexico. Some of the other manufacturing industries in the area include food production, clothing, construction materials, electronic and medical equipment and plastics.