Iowa meth crisis reshapes supply and public cases
Briana and others adapted to new pseudoephedrine limits by trading, buying boxes, and using a one pot recipe that minimizes key ingredients. Iowa labs fell from 1500 in 2004 to 178 in 2007, then rose. 72 labs so far this year with Dubuque and Linn counties tracking most. DHS reports 169 child abuse cases tied to meth, as Briana’s drug use escalated before seeking help at Heart of Iowa.
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Polk County
Iowa
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Johnson County
Briana
Snyder
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Garoutte
Keokuk resident battles meth while caring for sons
Briana Garoutte works toward quitting meth with help from Heart of Iowa aftercare and periodic drug testing. Her sons joined her during treatment and she plans to return to Keokuk after residential care ends, despite doubts about quitting on the second or third attempt.
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Katey Garoutte
Heart of Iowa
Garoutte
Heart of
Lake Delhi seeks second FEMA appeal for dam rebuild
Lake Delhi leaders plan a second FEMA appeal as they pursue a rebuild of a high hazard dam with a $24 million target. Independent estimates put costs at 10 to 12 million, with local funding pledges and a possible county bond, while a breach analysis will guide hazard criteria.
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Lake Delhi
Gifford
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Statehouse
Watershed Committee
Dave Fry
Fry
Delaware
Jeff Madlem
FEMA
Lake Delhi Recreation Association
Delaware County
Terry Branstad
Madlom
PCI medical mall plan advances with education center floor
PCI plans a 221 144 square foot addition funded by a New Markets Tax Credit to serve mainly as a community education center with some office space. The project faces parking questions, possible street closures for a four story parking ramp, and a late 2012 to early 2013 opening window.
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Mike Sundall
New Markets
PCI
David Lodge
Doug Laird
Skogman Realty Commercial
Vern Zakostelecky
Medical Mall
Bernie Drahozal
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue SE
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