Independence, Iowa

Independence, Iowa, in Buchanan county, is 23 miles E of Waterloo, Iowa (center to center) and 181 miles S of St. Paul, Minnesota. The city has a population of 6,014.

The People and Families of Independence

In Independence, about 57% of adults are married.

Independence benefits from the stability of its large group of senior citizens.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Independence had a median family income of $45,951.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 election, John Kerry was the top Presidential fund-raiser in Independence ($550). Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Independence Housing

About 73% of housing units in Independence are owner-occupied. Much of the housing in the city has been around for years.

Commuting

In Independence, 89% of commuters drive to work. Commuters in Independence are more likely, and able, to walk or bicycle to work than most.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Independence6,014$45,951
Evansdale4,526$37,418
Manchester5,257$39,219
Oelwein6,692$32,279
Vinton5,102$41,546
Waterloo68,747$42,731

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Low Violent Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Independence Low Violent Crime
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%Independence Affordability of Rents
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Independence Walking and Biking to Work


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Independence 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 Independence, 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 Independence Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in Independence, IA. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug Rehabilitation Centers, Long-term Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation Centers, Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Centers, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Alcohol Rehab or Drug 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 Independence, 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 Independence 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 Independence, IA. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Independence Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program 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 Independence, IA. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from Independence 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 Independence, 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 Independence have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility 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 Independence will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation 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 Independence, 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 Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Independence 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 Independence, 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 Center, the individual from Independence 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 Independence, 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 Independence, 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 Independence, Iowa Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

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

Pathways Behavioral Services Inc Independence, IA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
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
Allen Counseling Center Waterloo, IA 19.2 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Pathways Behavioral Services Inc Waterloo, IA 19.2 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Covenant Medical Center Horizons Waterloo, IA 21.4 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day 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)
Murphys Rainbow Clinic LLC Cedar Falls, IA 27.7 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Cedar Valley Recovery Services Cedar Falls, IA 30.4 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids, IA 38.2 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Saint Lukes Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA 38.2 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Area Substance Abuse Council Cedar Rapids, IA 39.6 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, 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, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Mercy Turning Point Treatment Center Dubuque, IA 51.8 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, 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)
Substance Abuse Services Center Inc Dubuque, IA 51.8 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
University of IA Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, IA 54.0 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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)
Northeast Iowa Mental Health Center Decorah, IA 56.8 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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)
Franciscan Skemp Behavioral Health Prairie Du Chien, WI 57.4 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Mid Eastern Council on Chemical Abuse Iowa City, IA 59.9 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Gilbert Alber PC Cresco, IA 62.7 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel, WI 63.6 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Substance Abuse Treatment Unit of Iowa Falls, IA 64.1 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Capstone Behavioral Healthcare Inc Newton, IA 77.5 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
FHN Family Counseling Center Galena, IL 77.5 miles from Independence
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance

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There was a significant decrease in current use of crack among persons aged 18 to 22 who were not full time college students, from 0.6 percent in 2005 to 0.2 percent in 2006. The rate was unchanged among full time college students (0.1 percent in both 2005 and 2006).

If an individual in methadone maintenance treatment is struggling to stay clean and feels like that they are working every day to pay for their daily methadone dose, they can quickly begin to experience burn out.


The following survey was completed by residents of Independence, Iowa as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Independence, 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 Independence, Iowa.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
89%
3%
8%
Marijuana use in Independence, Iowa.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
94%
6%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
77%
13%
Perception of Alcohol in Independence, Iowa.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
2%
92%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
91%
9%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
82%
18%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
15%
55%
28%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Independence, 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%
14%
3%
2%
2%
0%
62%
2%
1%
8%
Most common first drug experience in Independence, Iowa?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
5%
2%
5%
2%
5%
12%
4%
7%
4%
24%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Independence, Iowa schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Independence, Iowa under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
81%
7%
Have you ever gone to school in Independence, Iowa under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
91%
6%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Independence, Iowa?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
5%
3%
6%
3%
3%
12%
5%
9%
9%
20%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
11%
60%
22%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
62%
38%
Surveys updated monthly.

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