TARRANT COUNTY ADDICTION SERVICES

Purpose: This research study delves into the addiction issues and disparities within the Tarrant County Community. Addiction is a disease that physically and emotionally grasps the life of an individual, their friends, and family. There are many environmental, social, and genetic predispositions of addiction and each case is unique to the individual. Our focus was on the different services that patients could use as a resource in finding help for their addiction. Methods: The "Blue Book: Directory of Community Resources" was the main reference in finding the addiction resources available to patients in the area of Tarrant County. Results: During our evaluation we discovered that Tarrant County has high risk populations more prone to addiction than others. Many of services offered in Tarrant County focus on these groups. Mental Health and Mental Retardation of Tarrant County (MHMR) is an access point for many of these populations. Services provided under the MHMR umbrella, include Addiction Recovery Center, Billy Gregory & Pine Street Center, Community Addiction Treatment Services, Tarrant Youth Recovery Campus, and the Liberty House. Aside from county services under MHMR, North Texas Addiction Counseling and Education, Inc, Recovery Resource Council, Cenikor Foundation, Texas Challenge of Fort Worth, and Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center additionally focus their efforts to help heal the debilitation of addiction. Conclusions: Ultimately, an abundance of resources are available for the citizens of Tarrant County, regardless of age, creed or socioeconomic status; while, others cater to special high risk populations such as veterans and homeless.