Stopping The Statistics -- Dealing With The Drug Traffic of Houston A Helping Hand From Uncle Sam
The National Drug Intelligence Center reports that Texas’ highways have become the interstate for drug trafficking and Houston is one of its main on ramps. Add to that a high level of violent crimes related to the distribution of illegal drugs and you have a situation that demands national assistance. Enter congressman Nick Lampson, the city's elected official who knows how severe this problem and is trying to shut down the drug traffic from its source. His legislation introduced late last year, the Prosecutorial Act of 2007 (H.R. 3462) aims to protect families and communities by enhancing criminal penalties for violent felonies committed during and in relation to drug trafficking crimes. His bill plans top impose penalties for crimes committed by drug traffickers and gangs that participate in drug trafficking. This is the kind of proactive legislation that can make a difference from the outside so that more focus can be put on helping those dealing with drug addiction and drug relapse prevention on the inside. On the inside is where Mark Houston Recovery shines it light. Inside of you. While the government and local law enforcement try to stop the cause Mark Houston Recovery tries to help you find a solution for your recovery. |
Here's a scary statistic from the Drug Enforcement Agency Field Division (DEAFD) which takes up about the northern half of Texas. Because of the geographical location of Houston and a large and expansive transportation infrastructure, the city continues to be a major shipment area for most of the major categories of illegal drugs on the market including: cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine. An alarming statistic no doubt but not one you want to have connected to a city as large and as popular as Houston. The DEA also reports that the" volume of illicit drugs transported through Texas by land, sea, and air is immense." How can a major city combat this kind of element in addition to dealing with its after effects of drug addiction, drug relapse prevention and an overwhelming overload of people going in and out of drug rehab centers? In some ways Houston, as do many major cities has to fight this war on two fronts while figuring out a way to bring such horrendous statistics down. At Mark Houston Recovery we're very aware of these alarming statistics and through our recovery program, we're doing our part to help those affected. We can't protect borders and stop drug trafficking like DEA agents but we can certainly help the victims of this illegal trade. 
