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Major Cities in Iowa with Drug Rehab and Treatment Centers:
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Drug Rehab Iowa
is here to help people with drug and/or alcohol abuse problems in Iowa. find treatment options. Due to our diverse networking system we can find a treatment option tailored to each individuals specific situation and needs. We are able to provide all phases of recovery included but not limited to, alcohol and/or drug intervention, drug and/or alcohol detox, in-patient treatment, out-patient treatment, short term treatment (30 days or less), long term treatment (90 days or longer).
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We design personalized treatment programs to provide each abuser with the greatest chance of a successful recovery outcome. Our comprehensive networking system works hand in hand with all of the drug treatment centers in Iowa. At Drug Rehab Iowa we know that each individual is unique and are treated as such. Deciding upon a treatment option in Iowa, or anywhere can be a daunting task for any individual or family, we will guide you through each step of a comprehensive treatment plan for you or your loved one. We are determined in our mission, that every drug and/or alcohol abuser in Iowa. that has a desire to change their life will be given a chance to recover from their addiction and we are dedicated to ensuring that they are given the opportunity to do so.
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We realize that each individual in Iowa. is in a different financial situation and we will find treatment options for each individual regardless of their financial situation. No matter what your financial situation everyone will receive the treatment help they are looking for.
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Sioux City, Iowa students are trying meth
Sioux City, Iowa school officials were given a crash course in drug education after finding some methamphetamine paraphernalia in two local high schools.
"I think school administration realized they weren't as knowledgeable about drugs as they should be," said Iowa Sgt. Tony Sunclades, supervisor of the Sioux City, Iowa Police Department's Youth Services Unit.
At the school district's request, Sunclades conducted a drug identification workshop in mid-November for about 30 principals, teachers and other school district employees.
"We covered everything from meth to heroin," Sunclades said.
What triggered the workshop, according to the school district's safe and drug free program coordinator, was the discovery of methamphetamine paraphernalia by a drug sniffing dog during routine locker checks in two local high schools.
"It was the first time to my knowledge that we had located anything meth related," said Jean Carlson, who is in her fifth year working as the Kindergarten through 12th grade safe and drug free coordinator. "That made us think does everybody know what the drugs look like and does everybody know what they smell like."
Meth capital of nation
According to statistics gathered during high school surveys conducted by Siouxland CARES, 9 percent of high school seniors reported having tried meth when polled in 2002. Nationally, 6.7 percent of seniors reported using the drug.
So why is meth use higher in Sioux City, Iowa schools than across the nation?
"It is the availability," Sunclades said. "The Midwest is becoming the meth capital of the nation. It is easy to make and easy to get."
While meth use in Sioux City, Iowa high schools is higher than what is seen nationally, Carlson pointed out that it is not a "huge" problem in the schools. Alcohol and tobacco remain the top drugs of choice.
"I am not alarmed at meth in the schools and I haven't been. The drug dog searches came upon only two meth related items. I don't really like to make people think there is a big huge problem," Carlson said.
The school district's efforts to curb students' meth use, along with the use of all illegal substances, have been successful in halting a rise in the number of kids who try it.
Meth use by Siouxland high school students hasn't increased since 1999. Use has even decreased from 12 percent of seniors stating they had tried meth in 1999 to 9 percent of seniors admitting using the drug when polled in 2003.
Village works together
Carlson said this can be attributed to the "village" of people who work on numerous programs that aim to teach students to make healthy choices at almost every level of their education.
"We have all these outside agencies helping so it is a good collaboration. It is a village. It takes the home, all of the agencies and the schools working together to really have a good anti-drug program," Carlson said.
Drug abuse education in the schools necessarily doesn't single out meth or any other substance, Carlson said, but tries to impart an overall lesson of making healthy choices.
The main weapon in bringing this lesson to area students falls on the shoulders of the law enforcement officials who conduct the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program.
"These kids are the adults of the future," said Sgt. Mike Tadlock of the Woodbury County, Iowa Sheriff's Office and DARE program director. "We are trying to make a difference in these kids right now so that their futures may be brighter."
The DARE program is a nine-week program that is conducted by the Woodbury County, Iowa Sheriff's Office and members of the Sioux City, Iowa Police Department in the fifth-grade classes of all Woodbury County, Iowa schools. DARE has recently been expanded and taught in some of the 7th and 8th grade classes in rural districts.
Carlson said increasing the number of anti-drug programs taught in the middle grades is something she would like to see. The problem is the No Child Left Behind law forces many schools to focus on teaching more math, science and reading instead of drug education courses, Carlson said.
Need consistent curriculum
Another thing the educator would like to see is a more consistent anti-drug curriculum. The only program taught to every student is DARE and all others vary by school and age.
The bulk of the anti-drug programs are funded by a $7 million Safe Schools Healthy Student Grant that the district will spend over four years. Those funds, coupled with the 20 or so agencies Carlson said teaches those programs, are what is providing for education aimed at improving students' lives and eventually the entire community.
"We are tackling drugs, bullies and teaching good decision making all at once," Carlson said. "That is possible only by the community supporting these programs in our schools."
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