Iowa Needs Effective Drug Rehab to Repair Addiction’s Devastation
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Iowa may seem like it’s remote farm country but in fact, that’s not really true. It’s sandwiched between Chicago to the east, Kansas City to the south, Minneapolis to the north and Denver a short jaunt to the west. Because the Interstate system offers drug traffickers a network of high-speed roads on which to move their products, Iowa is plentifully supplied with addictive substances.
In addition to the product traveling through the state at high speed, there’s local production going on too. Iowa is overwhelmingly devoted to farming. At least 85% of the land is farmed, with corn, soybeans and alfalfa as popular crops. With modern agriculture methods, there’s no one in the fields from the time crops are planted until they are ready to harvest. Some marijuana farmers take advantage of this absences by piggybacking their illicit crop on a legitimate crop.
Since corn plants and marijuana plants are a similar height, it’s not unusual to find a corner of a corn crop that’s been replaced with tall pot plants. The marijuana harvest takes place before the corn is gathered up and the farmer doesn’t even know about this parasitic grower.
Across the border into Wisconsin, one farmer discovered two rows of 400 marijuana plants flanking his corn crop. He called in the Drug Enforcement Administration to destroy the plants. As they were burning, he asked the agent what the value of that crop was. A half-million dollars, he was told. He had to laugh—the value of the corn that crop displaced was just $32. It’s easy to see that some people could be swayed by the profits possible from growing pot, even though it is not legal to do so in Iowa. That could be the reason three people were arrested in December 2016 for running a large indoor grow operation in Davenport.
A Path Back to Stable Sobriety For Those In Iowa
There are some options for drug rehab centers in Iowa. However, as in most places, the need for effective treatment has been surpassed by the large numbers of individuals needing rehab services.
In dozens of Narconon rehab centers around the world, individuals of all ages are finding their ways back to lasting sobriety. From a single rehab facility in Los Angeles in the late 1960s, the Narconon program now reaches around the world. There are centers on six continents, and several choices for rehab in the United States.
The program starts with a drug-free withdrawal and then goes on to the deep detoxification step that is unlike the detox one might experience in any other rehab. This one combines time in a low-heat sauna, moderate daily exercise and a strictly monitored program of nutritional supplements. This combination activates the body’s ability to reach deep into the cells and draw out old, lodged drug toxins that can remain for years after drug use stops. As the toxins leave, a person’s outlook is freed from their influence. People completing this step comment on how much brighter their outlook is, how much clearer their thinking is and how much more manageable their cravings are. Some people even say their cravings are gone. This is the perfect preparation for learning the skills they will need for a new, sober life.
Regaining Control and Making the Right Decisions
Most people going to rehab have spent years mired in addiction. All that time, it was like the drugs and their cravings were making decisions for them. They were doing whatever they had to do to keep the drugs coming and ignoring other responsibilities. Now it’s time to correct that situation.
Gradually, each person regains control of their emotions, actions, thoughts and the objects in their immediate environments. This is so restorative for a person who was being hammered by an hourly need for drugs.
Next, he (or she) studies the basic principles related to the most vital sober living skills he needs. He learns about people who are harmful to be around, how to identify them and also how to deal with them when they have been identified. If he does not have this skill, he could be vulnerable to relapse.
Then he learns about personal integrity. He will find out how a person loses his integrity and how it can be recovered and maintained. This is a vital skill for the person who wants to avoid relapse.
Finally, he learns how to overcome problems and setbacks. An emotional loss could send him back to drugs for escape if he does not have this skill. Much stronger and better prepared to face day-to-day life in this world, he uses these skills to plan his reentry into his normal life, with the support and guidance of Narconon staff.
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Which Drugs are Sending Iowans to Rehab?
While marijuana sends people to drug rehab at a rate second only to alcohol, heroin is a growing problem. The seven counties most affected—Polk, Johnson, Linn, Black Hawk, Dubuque and Scott—are either located on major Interstates or surround larger cities like Dubuque and Davenport.
The number of people overdosing on heroin is far lower than what most states are struggling with but is increasing rapidly. Between 2005 and 2014, the number of people admitted to treatment for heroin addiction more than tripled and the number of overdose deaths increased by a factor of eight.
Methamphetamine has long been a drug Iowans have struggled with but there are fewer meth labs being found in the state these days. That doesn’t mean, however, that the problem has gone away. It simply means that Mexican drug cartels are manufacturing more of the drug and shipping it north. Meth is in third place for drugs sending Iowans to rehab.
There are tens of thousands of drug rehabs centers in American but only a handful are drug-free. All Narconon centers around the world are drug-free and always have been. For people in Iowa seeking rehab, there’s are choices. Learn how thoroughly addressing the harm done by addiction and the rebuilding of life skills can enable a person to put addiction behind them forever.
Call Narconon International today at 1-800-775-8750.
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