Cherokee, Iowa

Cherokee, Iowa, in Cherokee county, is 46 miles E of Sioux City, Iowa (center to center) and 105 miles N of Omaha, Nebraska. The city has a population of 5,369.

The People and Families of Cherokee

In Cherokee, about 54% of adults are married. Cherokee offers a lot of one-person housing.

You'll feel comfortable in the city if you're 65 since the city is home to many people that age or older.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Cherokee had a median family income of $42,333.

Political Inclinations

Residents of Cherokee gave more campaign money ($350) to George W. Bush than to the other people running for President in 2004. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Cherokee Housing

Owners occupy 69% of the housing units in Cherokee. On average, the construction date of housing in the city is earlier than you'll find in most places.

Commuting

In Cherokee, 91% of commuters drive to work. Cherokee is more walker- and bicycle-friendly than most places its size. People elsewhere might commute hours every day. But generally not in Cherokee, where the commutes are shorter than a lot of places.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Cherokee5,369$42,333
Storm Lake10,076$42,236

High Points

Cherokee strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Iowa):

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Cherokee Affordability of Rents
Short Commute Times
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Cherokee Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Cherokee Walking and Biking to Work


The listings in Cherokee, Iowa and surrounding areas provide the following services:

(5) Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
(18) Outpatient
(10) Teens and Adolescents
(9) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(5) American Sign Language
(5) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(2) Hospital Inpatient
(6) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(4) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(2) Spanish Speaking
(4) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(2) Persons with HIV/AIDS
(4) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(4) Clients With Legal Issues
(2) Halfway House
(3) Females
(4) Males
(1) Residential Beds for Children
(1) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(2) Seniors/Older Adults
(1) Mental Health Services



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Do you live in Cherokee, Iowa and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Is someone you know or care about battling drug or alcohol addiction and needs help? Drug and alcohol addiction exists everywhere in society today, and when an individual is caught up in addiction it can seem that there is no way out. There is in fact a way out, and it can be found at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Cherokee.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Cherokee treats drug addiction and alcoholism by teaching the individual how to overcome problems in life with real solutions, and that drugs and alcohol are not the answer. This can empower the individual, and put them in a position to start winning and achieving their goals. The end result of treatment at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Cherokee would be the individual being able to work their way through life and its obstacles, without the need or desire to use drugs or alcohol.

Due to the varying needs of individuals seeking treatment, there are a number of treatment programs available in Cherokee to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Rehab Facilities, Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs, Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehabs, Outpatient Rehab Centers, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in Cherokee will hone in on the two main causes of addiction, physical and psychological. Over time, the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance, lessening the effect of the drug. Physical tolerance develops as a result. The person ends up having to take more and more drugs or alcohol to try and get back to that first initial high that got them hooked.

Upon commencing treatment, an individual will address the physical aspect of addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Cherokee, Iowa, which will get him through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abrupt cessation of a substance. Withdrawal symptoms can typically last for days, weeks or months depending on the type of substance you're dealing with. Heroin withdrawal for example may take quite some time to get through, and is particularly painful. Detoxification along with psychological counseling will get the individual in the right frame of mind to start addressing the psychological issues that are involved with the addiction to drugs or alcohol. This method greatly increases the individual's chances of a successful recovery and prevents relapse.

An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program in Cherokee, IA. offers a sane environment that is conducive to a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be taught how to properly handle life situations and control their own behavior in response to their environment. When the individual returns home following treatment, he will do so with a new mindset on how to engage with friends, family etc. The influences which may have triggered addiction in the individual will not have the same power over him. As part of treatment the individual will have addressed these psychological stressors as a priority and they will no longer have an effect on him.

Studies have shown that an individual who is addicted to drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain, specifically the way it functions and responds to situations. This is an important reason that professional help at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in Cherokee, IA. is the best option to try and beat addiction.

Someone who is caught up in the destructive cycle of addiction is up against a lot, the odds may seem against him. But they aren't if he pursues treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Cherokee, IA. Treatment exists so that the addict is given the best chance at a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. There is hope for you or someone you care about. Addiction has a cure, and treatment at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Cherokee is that cure. Don't wait another minute to get the help you deserve.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) and speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Cherokee, Iowa Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

There are 1 local Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Programs in Cherokee, Iowa. We have also provided 19 additional Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Programs that are closest geographically to Cherokee:

Behavioral Health Management Services Cherokee, IA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Vista Counseling Center Storm Lake, IA 20.3 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Northwest Iowa Alcoholism and Spencer, IA 31.9 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Compass Pointe Hull, IA 43.2 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Jackson Recovery Centers Inc Le Mars, IA 47.0 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Mercy Behavioral Care Sioux City, IA 47.0 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Heartland Counseling Services Inc South Sioux City, NE 50.7 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Woodfield Center Beresford, SD 58.0 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Chee Woy Na Zhee Winnebago, NE 59.3 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Omaha Tribe Alcohol Program Macy, NE 60.1 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Females
New View Substance Abuse Treatment and Audubon, IA 61.1 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning, IA 61.3 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Southwestern Mental Health Center Worthington, MN 62.2 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Ashley House Inc Jackson, MN 67.1 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Keystone Treatment Center Canton, SD 69.7 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Sanford Hospital Luverne, MN 72.1 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Luverne Community Hospital Luverne, MN 72.2 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Serv Vermillion, SD 72.8 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD 72.8 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
New Life Associates Inc Fort Dodge, IA 73.3 miles from Cherokee
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance

Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

The specific drug categories with the largest number of recent initiates among persons aged 12 or older were nonmedical use of pain relievers (2.2 million) and marijuana use (2.1 million), followed by nonmedical use of tranquilizers (1.1 million), cocaine (1.0 million), Ecstasy (0.9 million), stimulants (0.8 million), and inhalants (0.8 million).

In 2001, underage current alcohol use rates were similar in large metropolitan areas (27.3 percent), small metropolitan areas (29.8 percent), and nonmetropolitan areas (29.3 percent). The rate in nonmetropolitan rural areas was 27.5 percent.

Sobriety means the moderation in or abstinence from consumption of alcoholic liquor or use of drugs. When an individual with an addiction problem enters drug rehabilitation, their main goal is to attain long term sobriety.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, during 2009, Vicodin use was related to a percentage of car crashes that involved drivers who were under the influence of drugs.

In 2008, an estimated 20.1 million Americans aged 12 or older were current (past month) illegal drug users, meaning they had used an illegal drug during the month prior to the survey interview. This estimate represents 8.0 percent of the population aged 12 years old or older. Illegal drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically.

The prevalence of SPD among women aged 18 or older (13.4 percent) was higher than that among men in that age group (8.2 percent).


The following survey was completed by residents of Cherokee, Iowa as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Cherokee, Iowa. We cannot guarantee complete accuracy, but our monitoring team uses the highest standards for survey compilation.
You do not have to answer all of the survey questions, you should only answer questions that are relevant to your thoughts and experiences.
Survey results as of May 1, 2012
Perception of marijuana in Cherokee, Iowa.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
80%
6%
14%
Marijuana use in Cherokee, Iowa.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
80%
20%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
77%
15%
Perception of Alcohol in Cherokee, Iowa.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
2%
94%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
92%
8%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
96%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
22%
40%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Cherokee, Iowa?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
1%
20%
0%
3%
4%
0%
59%
4%
3%
6%
Most common first drug experience in Cherokee, Iowa?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
2%
8%
2%
4%
12%
4%
6%
4%
28%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Cherokee, Iowa schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Cherokee, Iowa under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
97%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Cherokee, Iowa under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
97%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Cherokee, Iowa?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
2%
3%
6%
2%
4%
11%
2%
11%
6%
23%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
20%
48%
23%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
87%
13%
Surveys updated monthly.

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