What is the main conflict in The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore?

The town constable of Pine Cove, Theo Crowe kicks a twenty-year drug habit about the time an ancient sea beast, along with the good intentions of the town psychiatrist, stirs the town into a lustful frenzy. Theo and his friends solve the mysteries and send the beast back to the ocean depths, while busting the county Sheriff for running a crack house. By the time the beast leaves, new love is blossoming everywhere in the town.