Detox Centers in Corpus Christi, Texas

As the county seat and largest city of Nueces County, Corpus Christi sees its fair share of drug-related problems as does the rest of the U.S. This coastal city is currently facing a major public health concern regarding fentanyl—an opioid that is driving the number of drug overdose deaths in Nueces County.

According to the Nueces County medical examiner’s office, fentanyl is involved in about 32% of drug overdose deaths that occur in the county.¹ From 2019 to 2021, the number of fentanyl-related overdoses grew from 3 to 31.¹ In October 2022, the Nueces County Sheriff said fentanyl is being sent from China to Mexico, where cartels smuggle it into the U.S., including to Nueces County.¹

In September 2022, the Nueces County District Attorney’s Criminal Interdiction Unit also reported that fentanyl was responsible for most of the overdoses in Corpus Christi and that the drug was being added to cocaine and heroin without the user’s knowledge.²

Fortunately, professional addiction treatment is widely accessible to people in Corpus Christi who need help recovering from opioid misuse or from addiction to alcohol, cocaine, prescription drugs, and any other substance.

Corpus Christi is home to 7 addiction treatment centers.³ This represents about 1.5% of the total number of 448 drug and alcohol rehab centers in Texas.⁴

One of these recovery centers is an outpatient detox facility for those who need supervised withdrawal from drugs and alcohol.³ Five facilities offer interim care for those waiting to receive care from other facilities—such as residential or hospital inpatient treatment—and one facility offers telemedicine services.³

Two of the 7 rehab centers also provide dual diagnosis therapy for people in Corpus Christi who need treatment for both a mental illness and substance use disorder.³

Corpus Christi residents who need help recovering from opioid use disorder can seek treatment from 1 of 3 nearby facilities that offer medication-assisted treatment (MAT) using methadone, and from 1 of 2 facilities that offer MAT using buprenorphine.³ In addition, there are 11 practitioners in Corpus Christi that are licensed to prescribe buprenorphine in an outpatient setting for those with opioid addiction.⁴

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are 12-Step alcohol and drug recovery programs that aim to help people become abstinent from substances that are misused.⁵ Support groups like AA and NA can provide people in recovery with an added layer of community support on top of their existing addiction treatment programs.⁵

Corpus Christi has dozens of AA meetings available that take place 7 days a week in the afternoons and evenings.⁶ Early morning AA meetings are available on weekends, and some meetings also take place online.⁶

The majority of AA groups in Corpus Christi meet at churches and community centers.⁶ Those who want to attend a local AA meeting can review an updated schedule on the official website for the Coastal Bend Intergroup Association.⁶

There are about 33 NA meetings in Corpus Christi within a 10-mile radius.⁷ These meetings take place at various times of the day at locations including Coastal Bend Recovery Club, South Shore Christian Church, and Saint Bartholomew’s Church.⁷ An updated list of all NA meetings in and near Corpus Christi is posted on the official NA website.⁷

Sources

1. Martinez, I. (2022, October 20). Fentanyl making its way through Nueces County Jail mail.
2. Churchwell, B. (2022, September 21). Coastal Bend not immune to state’s fentanyl overdose crisis.
3. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Searching for treatment options.
4. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find facility.
5. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2022, March 11). Recovery-oriented mutual self-help groups.
6. Coastal Bend Intergroup Association. (n.d.). Meetings.
7. Narcotics Anonymous. (n.d.). Find a meeting.