Over 220 people throughout North Iowa sought treatment for opioid addiction within the last few years, according to data from a local addiction treatment agency. Heroin overdose deaths are on the rise in Cedar Rapids, while opioid overdoses in general are climbing throughout the rest of the U.S. A recent meeting held at Music Man …
A recent roundtable discussion at Drake University addressed the difficulties of accessing mental health and addiction treatments in Iowa. According to former Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Iowa ranks #50 in the country in regards to these two treatment types. Advocates are saying that in order to combat the state’s public health issue, additional funds are needed …
Iowa has one of the lowest rates of drug deaths in the U.S., and is just below the national average in terms of opioid prescriptions per capita. However, overdose deaths from opioids more than doubled between 2005 and 2015, while treatment admissions more than quadrupled, according to the Iowa Department of Health. These reports have …
Drug overdose is the #1 cause of accidental death in the U.S., and is driven by opioid abuse, according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine. The state of Iowa is currently experiencing a surge in heroin and opioid abuse, and is churning through higher quantities of an opioid overdose antidote in an effort to …
Because addiction is a progressive disease, it gets worse over time. And there will come a point where the disease of addiction is so entrenched, so deeply rooted in your life that you will feel helpless. You will get passive; you will stop fighting; and, you will let it go. When you enter meth addiction …