Oakland, Iowa

Oakland, Iowa is 24 miles E of Council Bluffs, Iowa (center to center) and 28 miles E of Omaha, Nebraska. It is in Pottawattamie county. The city is part of the Omaha metro area. The population of Oakland is 1,487.

The People and Families of Oakland

In Oakland, about 60% of adults are married.

Seniors are common in Oakland.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Oakland had a median family income of $48,092.

Oakland Housing

Of the housing in Oakland, approximately 80% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the city is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities.

Commuting

In Oakland, 94% of commuters drive to work.


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

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



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Do you have a problem with drug or alcohol addiction and live in Oakland, Iowa? Are you concerned about a family member in Oakland, who has a problem like this? Whatever your situation it's easy to believe that you're alone with this . . . that, somehow, you have to solve the problem all on your own. That is not the case. We care about you - and will help you find an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Oakland, suited to your specific treatment needs. You don't have to deal with drug addiction or alcoholism on your own!

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Oakland, is a good option for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. The goal of an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Oakland, IA. is to direct the initial treatment plan toward the ability of the individual to stop using drugs and/or alcohol and hence avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that are usually associated with drug addiction and alcoholism.

There are many different addiction treatment approaches such as Long-term Drug Rehab Centers, Outpatient Drug Rehab Centers, Short-term Drug Rehab Centers, Inpatient Drug Treatment Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Oakland, typically focus on the two-fold nature of drug addiction and alcoholism: physical and psychological addiction. Physical addiction can be treated by a detoxification program in Oakland, Iowa with treatment procedure to assist with the painful withdrawal symptoms which manifest themselves when a person discontinues the consumption of a drug or drugs that they are addicted to. With habitual use of a psychoactive substance the brain gradually adapts to the presence of the drug so the desired effect becomes minimal. This is how physical tolerance develops to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol to name a few. It also explains why more and more of the drug is needed to get the same effect with habitual use of an addictive drug. The abrupt cessation of an addictive drug can lead to serious withdrawal symptoms where the body may take weeks or months (depending on the drug involved) to return to normal function. The withdrawal symptoms from certain substances, such as heroin, can induce severe and painful withdrawal symptoms, and be quite prolonged.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility in Oakland, will not only provide the person with a professional detox but also provide an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility for the psychological issues inevitably underlying all drug and alcohol addiction problems, so as to decrease the chances of relapse and increase the chances of a clean and sober life.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Oakland, IA. is more likely to be one of the most successful methods for treating an individual with a severe drug addiction problem. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities in Oakland, are designed to deliver a comprehensive treatment curriculum and assist a person in every facet of their life 24 hours a day.

For a person to make a successful recovery, they must acquire new knowledge, abilities and 'life skills'. This new knowledge, abilities and life skills must be directed toward strategies for returning home to Oakland, from an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program and encountering old drug using acquaintances in Oakland - as well as ways to handle the many reminders and triggers of their past drug using days in Oakland. These triggers can produce memories which can produce psychological stressors. These psychological stressors often hinder the recovering addict, making it very difficult for them to feel as though they have control over their actions concerning drug using impulses. This is because research into the brain of addicts shows changes in the way their brain functions long after they have discontinued using drugs and/or alcohol. This is the main reason why even an individual with will power as strong as steel may find it extremely difficult to overcome drug addiction or alcoholism without professional addiction treatment. With so many obstacles such as triggers, drug cravings, and changes in the way their brain functions due to habitual drug use, it is no surprise why so many people attend a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center each year to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

There are many reasons why a person should enroll into an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center in Oakland. A few of the many reasons are: the inability to control or eliminate their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, legal problems, severe depression and general unhappiness due to excessive drug or alcohol use.

Getting Help

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

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

Addictions Treatment Program Council Bluffs, IA 16.1 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation 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 16.1 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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 16.1 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
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)
Zion Recovery Atlantic, IA 23.4 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery 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)
Zion Recovery Services Orient, IA 23.4 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lydia House Omaha, NE 26.6 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
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 26.6 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition Omaha, NE 27.8 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
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 27.8 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Alegent Health Psychiatric Associates Bellevue, NE 28.7 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
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 28.7 miles from Oakland
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, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Chicano Awareness Center Omaha, NE 29.2 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Greater Omaha Community Action Inc Omaha, NE 29.2 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Stephen Center Inc Omaha, NE 29.2 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery 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
Santa Monica Inc Omaha, NE 29.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment 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)
Alcoholics Resocialization Omaha, NE 29.5 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug 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 29.5 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab 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 29.5 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Journeys Program Omaha, NE 29.6 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery 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)
Rainbow of Hope Bellevue, NE 30.0 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance

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

Opiates effects and sensations can last up to a few hours.

Most teens aged 12 to 17 believed their parents would "strongly disapprove" of their using substances. In 2006, 91.4 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 reported that their parents would strongly disapprove of their smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day. A majority of teens (90.4 percent) reported that their parents would strongly disapprove of their trying marijuana or hashish once or twice, and 89.6 percent reported their parents would strongly disapprove of their having one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day. These rates of perceived parental disapproval in using substances in 2006 were similar to those reported in 2005.

Approximately 100 years after cocaine entered into use, a new variation of the substance emerged. This substance, crack, became enormously popular in the mid-1980s due in part to its almost immediate high and the fact that it is inexpensive to produce and buy.

Past month and binge drinking rates among underage persons (aged 12 to 20) declined between 2002 and 2008. The rate of past month underage drinking declined from 28.8 to 26.4 percent, and the rate of past month binge drinking declined from 19.3 to 17.4 percent.

Physicians have finally come to believe that Xanax is a drug that is widely abused and highly addictive; they are no longer prescribing it so liberally.

It may be helpful to talk to a substance abuse counselor about receiving prescription drug recovery treatment. Some treatment professionals specialize in prescription drug abuse, however every counselor at a quality drug rehab should be able to offer you help concerning an addiction. Counseling can either be done in a group setting or one on one, individually.


The following survey was completed by residents of Oakland, Iowa as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Oakland, 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 Oakland, Iowa.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
95%
3%
2%
Marijuana use in Oakland, Iowa.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
90%
10%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
96%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Oakland, Iowa.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
4%
87%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
87%
13%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
8%
59%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Oakland, 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
8%
25%
2%
10%
8%
3%
39%
3%
1%
1%
Most common first drug experience in Oakland, Iowa?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
2%
3%
7%
2%
2%
14%
5%
12%
8%
13%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Oakland, Iowa schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Oakland, Iowa under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
83%
14%
Have you ever gone to school in Oakland, Iowa under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
94%
4%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Oakland, Iowa?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
2%
3%
7%
2%
5%
13%
3%
10%
10%
18%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
27%
43%
23%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
51%
49%
Surveys updated monthly.

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