{"id":272754,"date":"2026-04-30T10:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/272754\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T10:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:20:07","slug":"low-rates-but-worst-access-to-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/272754\/","title":{"rendered":"Low rates but worst access to rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite decades of the War on Drugs<\/a>, overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to rise \u2014 and a new study suggests Texas <\/a>faces a different kind of challenge: access to treatment.<\/p>\n

Texas ranks among the states with the lowest rates of drug use and addiction, according to a WalletHub analysis. But the state also has the fewest substance abuse treatment facilities per capita in the country, creating a gap that could leave those struggling with addiction without help.<\/p>\n

Between 1999 and 2023, overdose deaths increased nearly every year nationwide. In the 12 months ending in October 2025, the CDC reported more than 68,400 overdose deaths. As drug trends evolve \u2014 particularly with the spread of fentanyl \u2014 experts say states must balance enforcement with access to care.<\/p>\n

\u201cDrug problems can start from multiple sources,\u201d WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said, noting both illegal drug use and prescription addiction. \u201cStates need to consider all angles \u2026 not just law enforcement but also providing the resources necessary to help people get clean.\u201d<\/p>\n

WalletHub\u2019s analysis concluded the Lone Star State has the nation\u2019s second-lowest rate of drug use and addiction, while Nebraska had the lowest. When broken down by age, Texas claimed the second-lowest share of adult drug users and the fifth-lowest share of teenage drug users.<\/p>\n

Texas ranks last in the nation for substance abuse treatment facilities per capita. By comparison, Kentucky \u2014 the highest \u2014 has six times as many.<\/p>\n

That shortage helped push Texas to a No. 4 ranking for drug health issues and rehabilitation, suggesting people who do struggle with addiction may face greater risks due to limited access to care.<\/p>\n

Here are the Lone Star State\u2019s results from the WalletHub analysis:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Despite decades of the War on Drugs, overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to rise \u2014 and a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272755,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[101294,27,29,28,511],"class_list":["post-272754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-drug-policy","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-wallethub"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}