Drug treatment services for the hearing impaired are available in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. People with hearing impairment can be at a higher risk of substance abuse problems due to their disability. Having a major disability can be a source of distress, discouragement, depression and apathy for both adults and adolescents who may turn to drugs or alcohol to deal with these feelings and emotions. Hearing impaired treatment services are offered in National City to stop the cycle of addiction for these clients, with ASL and other assistance which offers treatment information and education in writing so that clients aren't hindered from getting better due to their impairment.
Drug and alcohol rehab programs with full time staff to provide assistance for the hearing impaired are the most ideal programs to consider. Some programs only have part-time staff to interpret and assist this demographic, and this means hearing impaired clients won't make as much progress as everyone else and will miss out on essential activities they should be participating in every day. There may be video presentations provided which use sign language as well, which can also be quite helpful.
There are organizations and agencies that supply hearing impaired people struggling with addiction with resources and information to find the treatment services they need. One of these is the Deaf Off Drugs and Alcohol (DODA).
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