Glenwood, Iowa

Glenwood, Iowa, in Mills county, is 16 miles SE of Council Bluffs, Iowa (center to center) and 17 miles SE of Omaha, Nebraska. There are 5,358 residents in the city.

The People and Families of Glenwood

In Glenwood, about 50% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Glenwood had a median family income of $46,555.

Political Inclinations

Glenwood folks tended to give their money ($400) to John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

Glenwood Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Glenwood that were owner-occupied was 67%. The city housing had been constructed more recently than most cities of its size. As a whole, property taxes tend toward the pricey side in Glenwood, but this often equates to better schools and government services.

Commuting

In Glenwood, 95% of commuters drive to work. It you are in the city, expect to drive to most places you want to go. There's not much public transportation here.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Glenwood5,358$46,555
Carter Lake3,248$42,794
Council Bluffs58,268$42,715


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Glenwood has a drug or alcohol addiction problem, you may be overwhelmed and not know where to turn; but our mission is to support you and to let you know that you do not have to face this situation alone. We care about you and your loved ones in Glenwood, Iowa; the good news is that you have identified that there is a drug or alcohol abuse problem, and are now looking for a positive solution. We will help you to assess the seriousness of your drug or alcohol abuse problem and to locate the Glenwood Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in Glenwood, IA. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug Rehab Facilities, Long-term Rehab Programs, Outpatient Drug Rehab Facilities, Inpatient Rehab Programs, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility that is needed will depend upon the degree of dependence, the individual's social situation, and the kind of substance which they have become addicted to.

The ultimate goal of all Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers should be to enable the individual from Glenwood, Iowa to achieve lasting abstinence. Much research has indicated that in order for drug and alcohol addiction treatment to be effective, it must teach the individual how to change to their compulsive behaviors in order to remove the addiction and to be able to avoid a possible relapse. Overall, Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities need to address both the physical and psychological dependency of an addiction; the behavioral and social symptoms also need to be adequately addressed before an individual from Glenwood can have the tools that they will need to help sustain that recovery for the remainder of his or her life.

Drug detox is the first step in the Glenwood, IA. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Glenwood Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility is to rid the body of toxins that accumulate over the course of a long term drug or alcohol addiction. It is very common to see individuals from Glenwood, IA. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from Glenwood has sustained the use of any of these various kinds of drugs, it causes adaptations within their body that lessen the drug's original effects over time; this is a phenomenon that is known as drug tolerance. At this point, the individual from Glenwood, Iowa has developed a physical dependency on the substance and withdrawal symptoms will be experienced upon discontinuation. The reason that it is imperative that an individual from Glenwood have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center can help to make this process much easier by administering elements of treatment that can help to alleviate some of the painful withdrawal symptoms.

Once the early stages of withdrawal have passed, an individual from Glenwood will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program that will begin to address aspects of the psychological dependency by teaching behavioral skills that will help them to function without the use of alcohol or drugs. This component in drug recovery treatment will usually involve some type of individual or group counseling. There may also be occupational and behavioral therapies that are utilized as components of treatment in order to help to teach the individual from Glenwood, IA. life and social skills that may have been lost while they were under the influence of addiction.

Before an addict is finally willing to surrender to the Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Glenwood who have been experiencing the negative effects from the individual's drug or alcohol abuse; because of the way that these substances chemically alter the person's brain, these empty promises cannot be fulfilled. If loved ones in Glenwood, Iowa continue to believe these empty promises, it could possible mean that the addicted person will then have time to overdose on drugs or have a serious car accident while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

In a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program, the individual from Glenwood will become educated about the ways that drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain; they will learn that it was these physiological changes that made it almost impossible for them to stop using on their own, and not personal integrity. As an individual from Glenwood, IA. learns more about how to deal with drug triggers and as they master to the tools that they will need to use in order to stay sober when they return home to Glenwood, they will become confident in their ability to do so.

Getting Help

Because we will hold your hand and guide you through this process, getting help is easy - just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or just fill out the Glenwood, Iowa Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

There are no listings in Glenwood, IA. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Glenwood, Iowa:

Alegent Health Psychiatric Associates Bellevue, NE 11.5 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Building Heroes Within Inc Bellevue, NE 11.5 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
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, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Rainbow of Hope Bellevue, NE 13.1 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Addictions Treatment Program Council Bluffs, IA 16.5 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alegent Health Council Bluffs, IA 16.5 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Heartland Family Service Council Bluffs, IA 16.5 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Chicano Awareness Center Omaha, NE 16.7 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Stephen Center Inc Omaha, NE 16.7 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Journeys Program Omaha, NE 18.5 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alcoholics Resocialization Omaha, NE 18.6 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Nova Therapeutic Community Omaha, NE 18.6 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
University Drug and Alcohol Program Omaha, NE 18.6 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition Omaha, NE 18.7 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Siena Francis House Omaha, NE 18.7 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Santa Monica Inc Omaha, NE 19.9 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Gay and Lesbian, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lydia House Omaha, NE 20.0 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, General Health Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Open Door Mission Ministries Omaha, NE 20.0 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Greater Omaha Community Action Inc Omaha, NE 21.5 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Alcoholics Resocialization Counseling Omaha, NE 22.7 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
BAART Omaha, NE 22.7 miles from Glenwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

Of the 20.9 million people in 2005 who were classified as needing substance use treatment but did not receive treatment at a specialty facility in the past year, 1.2 million persons (5.6 percent) reported that they felt they needed treatment for their illegal drug or alcohol use problem. Of these 1.2 million persons who felt they needed treatment, 296,000 (25.5 percent) reported that they made an effort to get treatment, and 865,000 (74.5 percent) reported making no effort to get treatment.

Marijuana was the illegal drug with the highest rate of past year dependence or abuse in 2008, followed by pain relievers and cocaine. Of the 7.0 million persons aged 12 or older classified with dependence on or abuse of illegal drugs in 2008, 4.2 million were dependent on or abused marijuana or hashish (representing 1.7 percent of the total population aged 12 or older, and 60.1 percent of all those classified with illegal drug dependence or abuse), 1.7 million persons were classified with dependence on or abuse of pain relievers, and 1.4 million persons were classified with dependence on or abuse of cocaine. None of these estimates changed significantly between 2007 and 2008 or between 2002 and 2008.

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A high dose of GHB may cause nausea and vomiting, and an even higher dose can cause the user to slip into a deep coma-like sleep.

There were 9.0 million people aged 12 or older (3.7 percent) who were current users of illegal drugs other than marijuana in 2005. Most (6.4 million, 2.6 percent) used psychotherapeutic drugs nonmedically. Of these, 4.7 million used pain relievers, 1.8 million used tranquilizers, 1.1 million used stimulants (including 512,000 using methamphetamine), and 272,000 used sedatives. Each of these estimates is similar to the corresponding estimate for 2004.


The following survey was completed by residents of Glenwood, Iowa as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Glenwood, 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 Glenwood, Iowa.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
85%
0%
15%
Marijuana use in Glenwood, Iowa.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
88%
12%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
92%
8%
Perception of Alcohol in Glenwood, Iowa.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
10%
90%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
14%
82%
4%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
37%
41%
20%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Glenwood, 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
6%
3%
0%
8%
5%
1%
69%
6%
0%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Glenwood, Iowa?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
6%
2%
3%
3%
4%
13%
5%
6%
6%
25%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Glenwood, Iowa schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Glenwood, Iowa under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
87%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Glenwood, Iowa under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
96%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Glenwood, Iowa?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
2%
3%
6%
3%
4%
13%
2%
11%
10%
19%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
16%
51%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
46%
54%
Surveys updated monthly.

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