Iowa Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Treatment Centers and Programs
Substance abuse in Iowa is a bit of a good news/bad news affair. National surveys show that the state ranks well below the rest of the United States when it comes to illicit drug use, but its rate of admissions to Iowa drug and alcohol treatment centers for alcohol abuse is shocking: over twice the national average. The rate of admissions for drug treatment is also quite high, indicating both increasing abuse of methamphetamine and marijuana, and an aggressive outreach program to assist Iowa residents with substance abuse issues.
National Outcome Measures, Iowa, 2008
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Office of Applied Studies
The three most troublesome treatment categories for Iowa rehabilitation facilities are easy to spot: alcohol, marijuana, and meth. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports that marijuana is both grown in Iowa and imported from Canada, Mexico, and other states, while meth is produced in local meth labs all over the state. It is equally an urban and a rural problem, affecting families who probably never dreamed that “drugs” could ever invade their homes.
Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse
State of Iowa Profile of Drug Indicators
July 2007
To combat the dual problems of alcohol and drug abuse, 125 Iowa drug and alcohol treatment facilities operated across the state as of 2006, the most recent year for which data is available. Of these, 114 were private nonprofit or private for-profit; the rest were operated by state agencies. However, 82% of all Iowa rehabilitation centers receive public funding, which greatly expands access to residents hoping for help with drug or alcohol abuse.
Prospective patients should be aware that not even public facilities and programs are the same, either in the services offered or in the approach to treatment. Because even the State of Iowa admits that “Iowa has a drinking problem,” treatment for alcohol abuse in Iowa is likely to be more easily found than treatment for some types of drug abuse. Just four Iowa drug and alcohol treatment centers offered opoid treatment programs in 2006, in which substitute medications like methadone or buprenorphine are used to manage the effects of opiate addiction. The majority of all services were administered on an outpatient basis. Residential care, which is often necessary for severely debilitated patients or those needing total removal from the old destructive lifestyle, was available through 28 of the 125 Iowa rehabilitation facilities.
All patients seeking treatment for drug and alcohol abuse in Iowa should begin with a medical evaluation to determine the type and severity of abuse. Hospitals and managed care organizations contract for substance abuse treatment with 97 drug and alcohol treatment centers statewide, so there is a good chance of referral to an appropriate program. If a local facility does not offer the desired level of care, however, patients should not hesitate to look farther afield. The most positive outcomes are produced by facilities with a holistic approach to care, encompassing detoxification, counseling, behavior modification, and strong ongoing group support. If the local Iowa rehab center does not seem to offer programs encompassing all of these crucial elements, it would be advisable to keep looking.
- Ames
- Ankeny
- Audubon
- Boone
- Burlington
- Carroll
- Cedar Falls
- Cedar Rapids
- Chariton
- Clarion
- Clinton
- Corydon
- Council Bluffs
- Cresco
- Davenport
- Decorah
- Des Moines
- Dubuque
- Fort Dodge
- Guthrie Center
- Hull
- Humboldt
- Independence
- Iowa City
- Iowa Falls
- Jefferson
- Keosauqua
- Le Mars
- Manning
- Mapleton
- Mason City
- Mount Pleasant
- Muscatine
- New Hampton
- Newton
- Oskaloosa
- Ottumwa
- Pocahontas
- Spencer
- Rockwell City
- Sac City
- Sioux City
- Spirit Lake
- Urbandale
- Waterloo
- Webster City
- West Burlington
- West Des Moines
Substance abuse in Iowa is a bit of a good news/bad news affair. National surveys show that the state ranks well below the rest of the United States when it comes to illicit drug use, but its rate of admissions to Iowa drug and alcohol treatment centers for alcohol abuse is shocking: over twice the national average. The rate of admissions for drug treatment is also quite high, indicating both increasing abuse of methamphetamine and marijuana, and an aggressive outreach program to assist Iowa residents with substance abuse issues.
National Outcome Measures, Iowa, 2008
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Office of Applied Studies
The three most troublesome treatment categories for Iowa rehabilitation facilities are easy to spot: alcohol, marijuana, and meth. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports that marijuana is both grown in Iowa and imported from Canada, Mexico, and other states, while meth is produced in local meth labs all over the state. It is equally an urban and a rural problem, affecting families who probably never dreamed that “drugs” could ever invade their homes.
Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse
State of Iowa Profile of Drug Indicators
July 2007
To combat the dual problems of alcohol and drug abuse, 125 Iowa drug and alcohol treatment facilities operated across the state as of 2006, the most recent year for which data is available. Of these, 114 were private nonprofit or private for-profit; the rest were operated by state agencies. However, 82% of all Iowa rehabilitation centers receive public funding, which greatly expands access to residents hoping for help with drug or alcohol abuse.
Prospective patients should be aware that not even public facilities and programs are the same, either in the services offered or in the approach to treatment. Because even the State of Iowa admits that “Iowa has a drinking problem,” treatment for alcohol abuse in Iowa is likely to be more easily found than treatment for some types of drug abuse. Just four Iowa drug and alcohol treatment centers offered opoid treatment programs in 2006, in which substitute medications like methadone or buprenorphine are used to manage the effects of opiate addiction. The majority of all services were administered on an outpatient basis. Residential care, which is often necessary for severely debilitated patients or those needing total removal from the old destructive lifestyle, was available through 28 of the 125 Iowa rehabilitation facilities.
All patients seeking treatment for drug and alcohol abuse in Iowa should begin with a medical evaluation to determine the type and severity of abuse. Hospitals and managed care organizations contract for substance abuse treatment with 97 drug and alcohol treatment centers statewide, so there is a good chance of referral to an appropriate program. If a local facility does not offer the desired level of care, however, patients should not hesitate to look farther afield. The most positive outcomes are produced by facilities with a holistic approach to care, encompassing detoxification, counseling, behavior modification, and strong ongoing group support. If the local Iowa rehab center does not seem to offer programs encompassing all of these crucial elements, it would be advisable to keep looking.
- Ames
- Ankeny
- Audubon
- Boone
- Burlington
- Carroll
- Cedar Falls
- Cedar Rapids
- Chariton
- Clarion
- Clinton
- Corydon
- Council Bluffs
- Cresco
- Davenport
- Decorah
- Des Moines
- Dubuque
- Fort Dodge
- Guthrie Center
- Hull
- Humboldt
- Independence
- Iowa City
- Iowa Falls
- Jefferson
- Keosauqua
- Le Mars
- Manning
- Mapleton
- Mason City
- Mount Pleasant
- Muscatine
- New Hampton
- Newton
- Oskaloosa
- Ottumwa
- Pocahontas
- Spencer
- Rockwell City
- Sac City
- Sioux City
- Spirit Lake
- Urbandale
- Waterloo
- Webster City
- West Burlington
- West Des Moines
