Ventura, Iowa

Ventura, Iowa, in Cerro Gordo county, is 72 miles NW of Waterloo, Iowa (center to center) and 127 miles S of St. Paul, Minnesota. About 670 people people live in Ventura.

The People and Families of Ventura

In Ventura, about 67% of adults are married. Homes in Ventura tend to contain married couples.

The city is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the city.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Ventura had a median family income of $47,969. Ventura does not have a large underclass. It turns out that people in the city tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, John Kerry garnered more political contributions ($250) in Ventura than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.

Ventura Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Ventura, about 83% are lived in by their owners, not renters. It's not uncommon for visitors to rent vacation houses in the city.

Commuting

In Ventura, 91% of commuters drive to work. In Ventura, people like to walk or ride bicycles.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 11%Ventura College Educated Adults
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. Peers)
Top 11%Ventura Low Rate of Poverty
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 12%Ventura Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 18%Ventura Public Transportation Use


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Ventura 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 Ventura, 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 Ventura Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

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

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

Prairie Ridge Mason City, IA 11.8 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol 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, 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
Fountain Centers Albert Lea, MN 39.4 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Adolescent Treatment Center of Winnebago, MN 44.6 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Austin Medical Center Austin, MN 47.5 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Life Associates Inc Fort Dodge, IA 58.3 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA 58.3 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
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, Partial Hospitalization/Day 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)
Fountain Center of Fairmont Fairmont, MN 60.1 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Sunrise Recovery Center Fairmont, MN 63.9 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Fountain Center of Waseca Waseca, MN 64.8 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Cedar Valley Recovery Services Cedar Falls, IA 65.0 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment 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
Waseca Family Focus Waseca, MN 65.3 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, 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)
Owatonna Hospital Chemical Health Prog Owatonna, MN 65.4 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
South Central Human Relations Owatonna, MN 65.8 miles from Ventura
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, 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)
West Hills Lodge Inc Owatonna, MN 65.8 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Gilbert Alber PC Cresco, IA 67.4 miles from Ventura
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, 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)
Murphys Rainbow Clinic LLC Cedar Falls, IA 67.7 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Faribault Family Focus Faribault, MN 69.9 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Addiction Recovery Technologies Mankato, MN 69.9 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Mankato Family Focus Mankato, MN 69.9 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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)
Wellcome Manor Family Services Garden City, MN 71.7 miles from Ventura
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Drug addiction is an extremely serious problem that affects hundreds of thousands of individuals in the U.S. from all walks of life. Any person can succumb to a drug or alcohol addiction. An individual could be financially se and have had a wonderful family life, and they still may develop an addiction problem, as it is strictly about the individual.

In recent years, the U.S. drug "czar" Barry McCaffrey made the recommendation that would make Methadone more readily available to patients by allowing physicians to prescribe it like any other medication. This is common practice in Great Britain, Germany, Australia, and other countries.

Use of tobacco products other than cigarettes was higher among current cigarette smokers than among current nonsmokers. Smokeless tobacco use in the past month was reported by 5.0 percent of current cigarette smokers compared with 2.8 percent of nonsmokers. Moreover, 12.5 percent of current cigarette smokers also smoked cigars in the past month compared with 3.3 percent of those who did not smoke cigarettes, and 2.1 percent of current cigarette smokers also used pipes in the past month compared with 0.6 percent of those who did not smoke cigarettes.

Approximately 1.3 million (0.6 percent) of the population aged 12 or older were current users of hallucinogens.

Among teens aged 12 to 17, there was a significant increase between 2000 and 2001 in the rate of current illegal drug use among boys (from 9.8 to 11.4 percent), but no significant difference was noted among girls (from 9.5 to 10.2 percent).

Residential substance abuse treatment offers a safe, drug free environment where individuals can confront their addiction and associated issues, with the help of the qualified staff at a drug rehab center. Therapy will consists of various components, including group counseling and individual counseling.


The following survey was completed by residents of Ventura, Iowa as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Ventura, 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 Ventura, Iowa.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
93%
4%
3%
Marijuana use in Ventura, Iowa.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
97%
3%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
94%
6%
Perception of Alcohol in Ventura, 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
94%
6%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
79%
19%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
12%
59%
25%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Ventura, 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%
10%
2%
4%
7%
1%
68%
4%
1%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Ventura, Iowa?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
3%
3%
5%
3%
3%
14%
2%
10%
8%
18%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Ventura, Iowa schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Ventura, Iowa under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
77%
18%
Have you ever gone to school in Ventura, Iowa under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
78%
12%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Ventura, 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%
3%
5%
13%
2%
12%
7%
17%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
20%
53%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
74%
26%
Surveys updated monthly.

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