Our Services
The Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center (ISAIC) has the services and resources you need to learn more about alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and problem gambling. ISAIC can help you find an appropriate substance abuse or problem gambling treatment or prevention provider. Contact us for further details on the following services:
Treatment Referral
ISAIC provides contact data and general information for treatment agencies in Iowa to anyone seeking a referral. Call the ISAIC help line, 1-866-242-4111, come into our office, or search our online Iowa Facility Locator database to find a substance abuse, problem gambling, or mental health agency that meets your particular needs.
Callers can also be connected immediately to a crisis counselor.
Information Services
ISAIC has information on hundreds of substance abuse, and problem gambling-related topics. Our information specialists provide answers to your questions, and provide reference and research services using our print and media collection and our electronic resources. You may also research your topic using our Web links to sites selected for their accurate, useful, and trustworthy information.
Publications and Media Resources
Iowans may borrow videos, DVDs, display kits, and teaching resources from our audiovisual collection by calling our office or going online to our Media Catalog. Books and journals from our library may be borrowed directly from us by agencies and organizations for staff use. Individuals can request these items through Interlibrary loan at their local library.
Training Calendar
Iowa training events, continuing education courses, conferences, online courses, and distance learning opportunities are listed on the ISAIC training calendar. Find a substance abuse, problem gambling or mental health-related training, or submit your training to the calendar.
Employment Database
Search ISAIC's job database of professional employment opportunities in Iowa, or contact ISAIC to post your agency's job openings.
Newsletter
Substance Abuse Update, an e-mailed newsletter published monthly, reports news from our agency as well as news and information from related agencies and organizations in Iowa.
Recovery Iowa Website
Recovery Iowa, which seeks to organize a grassroots effort to reduce the stigma attached to those in recovery from substance abuse addiction, was established by ISAIC and others to meet the growing need to address issues affecting the recovery community.
RADAR Network
ISAIC is a State Center of the Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resources (RADAR) Network. The RADAR Network is a creation of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). Composed of people located in over 700 State, Associate, Specialty and International centers across the United States and in other countries, the Network strives to further drug abuse prevention and to serve as a bridge between CSAP's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information and the public. In its role as a State RADAR Network Center, the Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center is available to help answer questions from the public and to help connect members of the public with prevention resources.
